[conspire] Ballot Analysis and the 7/8 Clause

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

I just want to highlight this segment again:

On Oct 26, 2020, at 17:46, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> 
> The Linneus Bottomus
> 
> Prop. 22 includes a certain provision, and, wow.  It binds the
> Legislature permanently against making _any change_ to legal provisions 
> hammered into California statutues by Prop, 22 unless the Legislature
> has a 7/8 supermajority.
> 
> Seven-eights.  A 87.5% supermajority vote.  Permanently.
> 
> Because, it's not like the Legislature are our elected representatives
> who we trust to act for us diligently on pain of our replacing or
> recalling them, or overturning their actions in court.  Oh, wait, that's
> exactly who they are.
> 
> Even if I were utterly in support of every other part of Prop. 22, that
> provision would be an automatic dealbreaker -- an absolute HELL NO.

On to the next thing…

> You know, back when I had that illicit 'independent contractor' job at
> California Digital, if the local news station had put me on the air, and
> said 'Mr. Moen, do you feel your job at Mr. Arun's company on an
> independent contractor basis is the right thing and is compliance with
> a just application of employment law?', I would have smiled and said  
> 'Absolutely.  I love the opportunity Mr. and Ms. Arun have given me, 
> and appreciate it every day.'  I'd say that even though I knew it was
> grossly illegal and somewhat exploitative, because it brought home food
> and paid my rent.

So let’s say you want to be all gig economy and do gigs for doordash, lyft, and (god, why?) uber.

You probably could still do it the same way computer consultants do (though it may not meet the expertise prong, dunno): an LLC. Because computer consultants (which I have been quite frequently) either work as an employee of an agency or as a one of their corporation (including an LLC). NOT as a gig worker unless it’s on fiverr.

Now, arguably, the per-year minimum corporate taxes in California are too high for gig economy workers, which is a separate issue that can be solved by the legislature.

Deirdre

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