| I respectfully disagree, when you say contractors = employees. Yes, they tenure may be just as long, but there are many other factors to take into consideration (just off the top of my head): 1. Contractors don't have a "career path" inside the organization, not even the ones that think they do. 2. They can be let go within weeks notice and no severance package. 3. They don't (really) participate in company politics. 4. They are also much easier to convince to jump ship and go next door, where the grass is greener. 5. They are responsible for managing themselves, ie. education, marketing, sales... And there are others, like no paid holidays, etc., but everyone knows about those. I would argue that contractors are somewhere halfway between employees and business owners. Maybe it would be the fairest to tax them so, by creating a special tax bracket for them. It's like regulating e-rollers and e-bikes. What are they? Not bicycles really, but also not motorbikes or cars. Somewhere in between really. |