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by x0x0 3404 days ago
He spends the article basically grousing about

   The additional costs of payroll taxes, overtime, paid sick leave, minimum 
   wage regulations, benefits and health insurance, unemployment tax, workers 
   comp insurance, and potential for lawsuits in a highly litigious industry 
   put us in heavy handcuffs.
God forbid he treats employees like people who may get sick and need to see a doctor, or who get minimum wage, or take responsibility for their screwups, or ...

Basically, he had a good time when he could pretend employees were contractors, pay his employees 1099, and compete against people paying W2, but the party ended.