This has been on the Forefront of my mind for a long time. Without getting too political it seems that many places, California especially, are Waging War against ad hoc labor and small businesses. Individuals are difficult to regulate in comparison to large businesses and individual autonomy comes with the trade-off of less security and protections.

What's the difference between ad hoc labour and the gig economy?

I always found it funny that people in the informal economy (including hippies selling bracelets) aren't the biggest free market supporters.

This is an interesting idea I hadn't considered before