“Independent contractors don't have the same institutional support that...” — Jake Auchincloss Quote

Independent contractors don't have the same institutional support that salaried employees do - legal, benefits, insurance, etc.

A handwritten Declaration of Independence was on my bedroom wall and the Founding Fathers were above my desk in college.

When I commanded infantry in Afghanistan, our K9 dog was an important member of the platoon.

We can't rebuild an economy that works for everyone without protecting consumers.

Massachusetts has a strong record of investing in early education and workforce training.

I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly.

Beijing's foreign investments can be coercive and exploitative - using Chinese laborers and contractors instead of local ones, saddling poorer countries with enormous debts, leaving behind shoddy workmanship and fueling corruption.

As Turkish entrepreneurs perform well in Iraq, the Iraqis will have more confidence in Turkish contractors than in some European company they do not know.

Ask Dana White about a union. He'll come with the same answer every time. 'Oh, well they can't unionize because they're independent contractors.' Right around it. Why doesn't he talk about it?