Gig economy companies were not true pioneers. The truth behind their dominance is their aggressive market takeovers, aided by their precarious labor model. The piece wage’s effect is to induce workers to toil longer and harder for less.
These expansions would result in historic reductions of child poverty and provide timely income support for millions of people, including millions of essential workers.
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The economy remains in a deep hole, with unemployment and underemployment far above pre-pandemic levels.
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