{"id":2387,"date":"2020-02-04T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2020-02-04T16:49:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T23:49:50","slug":"dr-melanie-burkholder-on-ab-5-get-rid-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2387","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Melanie Burkholder on AB 5: GET RID OF IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Assembly Bill 5<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Gonzalez) has taken careers from thousands and has created a state of financial stress. It has stripped people of their livelihoods, their income, and their opportunity to earn an honest living because Lorena Gonzalez and Sacramento Democrats refuse to believe Independent Contractors and Freelancers are careers. It\u2019s time to <\/span><strong>GET RID OF IT.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truckers, translators, medical professionals, journalists, women, single and stay-at-home parents, people of color, LGBTQ+ and many more are being exploited by this bill because it has devastated their right to earn an honest living. Ride-share drivers, especially those who are retired, do not want AB 5 because it takes away their opportunity to make extra money. AB 5 has made living in an already expensive state even more difficult, especially for lower income residents. It\u2019s time to <\/span><strong>GET RID OF IT!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GIG<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">economies provide flexibility to many honest, hard-working folks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXEMPTIONS<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exist, but only for special interests who lobbied for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TOGETHER<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we can fix this!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>REPEAL<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of AB 5 is needed to restore people\u2019s livelihoods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>INDEPENDENT<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contractors are no longer in control of their work product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DEMOCRATS<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Sacramento are responsible for the end-result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>OUR<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legislators in Sacramento don\u2019t see gigs as \u201creal jobs\u201d but I do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREELANCERS<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are being treated like common criminals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>I<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will fight for you for a full repeal; to restore your dignity in your profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TOGETHER<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we can bring back common sense in Sacramento.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assembly Bill 5 (Gonzalez) has taken careers from thousands and has created a state of financial stress. 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