tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990432187813360269.post2660035793854834915..comments2023-03-28T11:39:42.865-04:00Comments on Software Safety: Want innovation? Then get out of the way!Bob Paddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618766323977387437noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990432187813360269.post-45521528599014121152011-02-09T11:13:30.629-05:002011-02-09T11:13:30.629-05:00I agree that government is often a huge barrier to...I agree that government is often a huge barrier to innovation, but state and local issues are often bigger headaches than the feds (outside of the SEC). Granted, each location is different. <br /><br />I think back to when I was 18, and started a maintenance firm basically out of my dorm room... Today, such would be near impossible to do so legally.<br /><br />A point of disagreement as concerns 1706 though. My guess is a lot of folks who really were employees, ie they worked on site, they worked at their employers designated hours, using their employers tools, etc whined about having to pay full social security taxes. In effect they were acting as employees... and whether they are classed as 1099 or W2 really has no impact on innovation. The only exception might be that the 1099 route offers some tax advantages if they are in the early stages of a startup, and are bootstrapping via "consulting".Ron Amundsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499236427446909328noreply@blogger.com