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pipoman

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4. I don't see any loosening of

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 12:42 AM

Mar 2013

IC rules anytime soon. Government knows that 1099 workers have a much lower probability of filing/paying taxes and withholding. I have believed for a long time that if more people had to write the check for their taxes, as opposed to withholding, there would be not only low collection rates but also more public scrutiny of government spending...they want neither..

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Regulators Crack Down on Classifying Workers as Contractors [View all] alp227 Mar 2013 OP

A federal Judge obviously picked and installed by republicans nolabels Mar 2013 #1

Corporate America Wants All Workers To Be Independent Contractors In The Future. TheMastersNemesis Mar 2013 #2

I don't see any loosening of pipoman Mar 2013 #4

Independent Contractor status has very specific guidelines pipoman Mar 2013 #3

I Know The Guidelines Are Very Specific. I Worked For DOL 24 Years. However- TheMastersNemesis Mar 2013 #5