Critics say the federal stimulus package’s expansion of jobless benefits means the gig-economy workers of Uber, Lyft and Airbnb get help from social safety-net programs even though their companies don’t pay taxes that fund it.
By Tony Romm and Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post
Thu, 03/26/2020 - 11:33pm
Critics say the federal stimulus package’s expansion of jobless benefits means the gig-economy workers of Uber, Lyft and Airbnb get help from social safety-net programs even though their companies don’t pay taxes that fund it.