Why does the US have it in for gig workers?

The author of this terrible piece is Gene Marks. Some relevant background information on the writer: "Marks wrote an opinion piece discussing the trend of 'quiet quitting' and described those who engage in the practice as "not taking your job seriously" and called those who decided to just meet their obligations at their jobs, "mediocre employees" and put some of the blame of the "economic slowdown" on those who decided they didn't want to go "above and beyond" for their employees when they saw no reward for their effort." via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Marks#Career

Anxiety

Politics self selects high anxiety individuals that expect relief through process and procedure, regardless of the outcome.

Having everyone work through corporations, instead of individually, reduces irregularity. There's no logical reason to do this, but anxiety doesn't respect logic. Explaining the irrationality of an anxiety just adds to the anxiety.

Unfortunately, most people have a relatively constantly anxiety, regardless of how exactly their concerns are addressed, so there is no limit to the amount of micromanagement politicians seek.

The US left don't seem to understand or care about economics and want to force companies to pay gig workers full benefits. The end result is complete job loss.