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> Independent contractors are making up to $250K/yr doing
> sub-contract work to companies
> that pay half that amount, >plus perks<, for the same tasks.
> I've been on my own for
> nine years, wouldn't go back.


Yeah. I think that is the way to go. Contract work is definitely worth it.
Get paid for every hour, time an a half, etc. You can rack up a lot of $.
OTOH. It's not as stable as a FT job, there's no insurance, vacation etc.
But in the long run. I think contract work is better. It's up to the
individual. There are many factors such as family considerations.

> If you need the government to protect you, you need a new career
> or country of residence.

I don't 'need' the government to protect me in this instance. I am asking
them to. That's partially why I paid them $14,000 last year in federal
taxes! I am not a lawmaker and am I am unable to change the laws. Only the
govt. can do that. Moreover, the government is the only entity that can
regulate it. If all of a sudden, the govt. passed a law that independent
contractors were no longer entitled to overtime, would YOU change careers or
move to another country. You may answer 'yes' or come back with some
flash-in-the-pan answer. But to actually do that is much harder than it is
to say it. That said, a new career is a possibility for me, but I love the
work I do. Just not for free. But another country is out of the question.
This is the greatest country in the world. Those "Love it or leave it"
statements are so one dimensional.


"thurmanh" <thurman_h@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Shamish wrote:
> >
> > I'm in the computer field. I think its time the fed. govt stepped in and
> > regulated all of this free labor companies are getting. 50, 60,
sometimes 70
> > hour weeks or more. All for the same salary as a 40 hour week. If you
refuse
> > to work over, you get fired. If you take off early, your frowned upon.
There
> > is something seriously wrong with that picture.
>
> If you're so smart and valuable, do like the rest of us and get
> off the salary tit.
>
> Independent contractors are making up to $250K/yr doing
> sub-contract work to companies
> that pay half that amount, >plus perks<, for the same tasks.
> I've been on my own for
> nine years, wouldn't go back.
>
> While salaried people were going back to work in January with
> hangovers and depression,
> the wife and I were still lounging in Las Vegas for a week.
>
> If you need the government to protect you, you need a new career
> or country of residence.