Who Is The Enemy In The War On Uber?

Who Is The Enemy In The War On Uber? by Charles Hughes, Foundation For Economic Education

Here’s the Truth about the Gig Economy

The rise of new business models in online platforms and the sharing economy have inevitably been met with calls for more regulations. In his most recent budget, President Obama proposed to expand funding for efforts to “crac[k] down on the illegal misclassification of some employees as independent contractors.” Policymakers at the state and local levels have also called for more stringent regulations on these new business models.

Over the weekend, voters in Austin failed to overturn the city council’s ordinance that would impose a series of new regulations on ride-hailing companies operating in the city, from...