"How does a task-level minimum pay requirement for gig workers affect their earnings and employment ... We find that the minimum pay law raised delivery pay per task, though the increases in base pay per task were partially offset by a substantial reduction in average tips ... leading to zero effect on monthly earnings"

NBER

Delivering Higher Pay? The Impacts of a Task-Level Pay Standard in the Gig Economy

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating resear...

In short, prices for consumer went up, workers got no benefit. Net lose for society. #socialism fails again!

It is no longer the Democratic party. It's the Socialist party. Prepare for a Mamdani 2028 run View quoted note → #socialism #capitalism #usa

Do you remember how #Trump was angry at #Germany for buying Russian oil? Now this:

Since the 7th of October #Israel has been at war. But what has changed? Gaza is in the hands of #Hamas #Iran was given an agreement that can only be called a victory. And in #Lebanon #Hezbollah is now been given immunity. All this by the hands of #Trump Israels biggest ally (this is not tong in cheek, he really is). At the end of the day US interests trump (no pun intended) any allies interest. What should Israel learn from this? To achieve victory Israel must achieve self reliance.

I ❤️ #twisbi ! Excellent #fountainpen ! But these grooves are annoying as hell. They make this pen impossible to clean! Why?

The real price the #USA will pay for the horrific #Trump deal with #Iran will be the collapse/erosion of the Petro Dollar system. This will lead to sharp inflation which will reduce the quality of living for millions of US citizens.

The #UK is giving us a taste of what will happen if the "Left" takes power. Totalitarian government. The sad thing is that once the Left does something the so called right has no problems mimicking it.

The #UK is giving us a taste of what will happen if the "Left" takes power. Totalitarian government. The sad thin is that once the Left does something the so called right has no problems mimicking it.

#UK court rules that "Palestinian" activists are in fact terrorists #terror

The #Trump #Iran deal is bad. That is something that everyone agrees on. The question is, why did Trump agree to it. My thoughts, it has all to do with the midterm elections. Trump wanted to stabilize oil prices, the economy and not be in any war prior to the elections. After the elections? Who knows? My guess: Trump will want payback from the Iranians.

#Trump offered #Iran economic incentives in return for not using military force. There is a name for that in #Islam. Jizya. Jizya is a tax levied on non Muslims who are under the control of Muslims. Trump was willing to pay that tax. Trump has lost his way.

Apparently for the past two weeks @Amethyst has been sending my events to a black hole.