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Why the Movie Industry Is Fleeing California

February 14, 2020 by Counter Markets

By Jen Maffessanti Ah, Hollywood. The Mecca of filmmaking. Thousands of would-be actors, screenwriters, and directors flock to Los Angeles, California to fulfill their dreams of becoming a star because, after all, that’s where movie-making happens. Everyone knows this. And for close to a century, it was true. But today, Hollywood—the way we generally think of it—is … [Read more...] about Why the Movie Industry Is Fleeing California

Government: Taking the Freedom Out of Freelancing

February 5, 2020 by Counter Markets

By Allison Schrager As I headed to LAX after a recent trip to Los Angeles, my Lyft driver insisted that we stop at In-N-Out Burger so that I could enjoy one last California experience. We ate the burgers outside, as planes flew above us. My driver, a professional photographer, works for Lyft to supplement his irregular income. His story is common. Most drivers that I’ve … [Read more...] about Government: Taking the Freedom Out of Freelancing

California’s Contractor Law Violates Free Speech

January 28, 2020 by Counter Markets

By Robert E. Wright It is becoming increasingly difficult to reject the hypothesis that California lawmakers are trying to solve their state’s notorious housing crisis by driving out everyone who isn’t a lover of earthquakes, fires, to-die-for weather, and arbitrary government. Their latest Constitutional faux pas is AB5, which, among many other things, limits California … [Read more...] about California’s Contractor Law Violates Free Speech

California’s War on Gig Work Falls Hardest on Women

December 21, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Ben Johnson This year, California’s progressives decided to wage war on the nightmare of being your own boss. A new state law aimed at limiting the gig economy has already cost hundreds of people their jobs—and had a seriously harmful impact on women’s earnings and long-term happiness. Assembly Bill 5 curbs the ability of companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their … [Read more...] about California’s War on Gig Work Falls Hardest on Women

California Is Trying to Roll Back the Gig Economy but “Natural Liberty” Will Prevail

September 19, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Barry Brownstein More than 20 years ago, Dan Pink, former chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, foresaw the gig economy. In a 1997 essay, “Free Agent Nation,” for the then-fledgling magazine Fast Company, Pink estimated “more than 16% of the American workforce” were free agents—"people who move from project to project and who work on their own, sometimes for … [Read more...] about California Is Trying to Roll Back the Gig Economy but “Natural Liberty” Will Prevail

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