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Professor Arun Sundararajan is interviewed about the potential impact of the Trump administration's tax and health insurance policies on the sharing economy
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Excerpt from WIRED -- "Sundararajan, whose work focuses on the on-demand economy, expects to see tax policies friendly to small businesses, including people who set themselves up as 'businesses of one.' On the other hand, Trump’s pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be hugely damaging to gig economy workers. As independent contractors, they don’t get paid time off, workers’ compensation, or health insurance through the companies they gig for, such as Uber. If the ACA is dismantled, they may need to seek full-time jobs that offer health benefits, which could hurt the companies that rely on their labor."
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