February 14, 2020
If you’ve been reading between the lines at all regarding the state of our economy (and, in particular, our government treasuries), you’ll be very much aware that state and local governments need money. Need our money. Need millions and billions and trillions of dollars of it, in particular. In order to avoid bankrupting themselves, governments have to do one of two things: 1. decrease spending and cut expenses (highly unlikely, in light of the proposed programs concerning health care, job stimulus, etc.) or 2. raise revenue. So how will government raise revenue? One way that state and local governments raise revenue is by more closely enforcing their laws, and levying penalties against those who violate them. If there’s ever been a time as a business to “clean up your act,” now’s the time to do it so that you can keep the government out of your underpants. A trend I’m seeing in particular is a crackdown on businesses that employ “independent contractors.“ If your company uses independent contractors to staff its work force, be very…
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