[TomMarius]

Because I planned and built my life around being a contractor. I have zero use for and zero interest in any of the "benefits", much less from the government; I want the government to leave me alone to do my business as I want - I am not doing anything wrong. I have built my life as I like it, with my own benefits such as flexible lifestyle, my own hardware and office, and financial freedom, and I don't want anyone to trash my hard work. Who will give me back the lost money and time I would've spent with my family? Who will give me back the opportunities I lost? Why is it always me losing something because of some absolutely unrelated issues like Uber drivers, and why is it always handwaved away with "whatever, you have a little less money, cry me a river"?