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As Drivers Struggle, Seattle Should Drop Gig-Worker Law
Free Cities Center | April 12, 2024 | Sal Rodriguez

In January 2024, the mandate went into effect, with delivery drivers now entitled to make $26.40 per hour under the PayUp formula. The results have not quite been what Councilmember Herbold anticipated. In order to accommodate the higher wage mandates, the impacted delivery app companies imposed $5 fees on orders in Seattle to absorb the costs of the mandates. Within weeks of implementation, business owners and delivery drivers alike reported a sharp drop in orders and, by extension, the ability to earn a living.

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Eliminate regs that drive doctor shortage
The Detroit News | Sally Pipes | April 17, 2024

Doctor’s appointments will be hard to come by over the next decade, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges. By 2036, the organization estimates that the United States will be short as many as 86,000 physicians.

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The FDIC's Ill-Advised Regulatory Grab
Forbes | Wayne Winegarden | April 15, 2024

Board members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are aptly demonstrating Einstein’s maxim that “bureaucracy is the death of all sound work”. In this case, the board is considering an expansion of the FDIC’s regulatory reach that would impose more costs on asset managers and the millions of Americans who invest in the index funds that they manage yet provide no discernible benefit to the broader public.

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