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Exactly. This is the main problem with it. But how do we fight back against the employers when they hold all the cards?

Start a workers' collective (they're perfectly legal in the US) and run it as you see fit.

You act like this is easy. It still requires capital to get started, and, if it's a threat to the major players, they'll use their even greater capital to squash it. See all the times ISPs have sued small, locally focused ISPs into the ground for trying to offer service. Unless there's a significant amount of capital, frivolous lawsuits would quickly eat away any funds.

A major player faces upstart businesses all the time. They aren't suing them all into oblivion. (The ISP problems are a result of the monopoly franchises granted by the government, and are not applicable here.)

As for needing capital, some business startups need capital, some don't. It depends on the type of business. My own business started with a computer - something everyone has.

As for it being easy, you're right, it isn't easy. It's a lot more work than working for The Man. If you're not willing to put out the work, it's a little unfair to blame others that are.

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