Joe Biden has Plans on Making the Disaster of the California AB-5 Labor Law a National Policy

It is a sign of how imbalanced all of the national landscape has become. In past Presidential campaigns economic policy has been one of the forefront issues for candidates, but beyond some stray talk concerning their stances on taxes there has been little spoken on the broader economic policies from President Trump and Joe Biden. This being a year where the word ‘’normal’’ and ‘’2020’’ rarely collide in the same sentence there have been numerous issues eclipsing the financial plans. One Joe Biden plan in particular has disaster written all over it, and it is a topic Trump would be well-served in bringing up on the campaign trail.

By now you should be familiar with what a fiasco the infamous California labor law AB-5 has become. Covered extensively by our team in the Golden State already, in case you are not versed in it  here is a synopsis. The Assembly Bill-5 was instigated by organized labor, looking to address the growth in the ‘’gig economy’’ — freelance workers who operate as independent contractors. Specifically targeted were rideshare drivers who worked for Uber and Lyft. Caught up in the scheme were all the other jobs that are classified as freelance work. In the law of unintended consequences thousands have been put out of work by a law said to benefit workers.

Joe Biden has an economic plan in place where he would institute his own version of the AB-5 law as a national policy. Democrats are famous for creating solutions to problems which are usually more painful than the problem itself. AB-5 was worse — there was no problem to begin with when the law passed. Independent contractors work in this fashion willingly. The freedom and flexibility of being your own boss not only delivers unseen benefits but allows for creativity in the personal lives of the workers. 

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