[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #216 - 11 msgs

[Ben]

John Lambert Wrote:
> Greg Miller wrote:
> > > From: "Madrona Tree" <madronatree at hotmail.com>
> > > But the question is: Should someone be able to volunteer for a
for-profit
> > > corporation?  Should for-profit corporations solicit volunteers?  I
think
> > > the answer is no.
> >
> > Here, we have a fundamental disagreement. I believe letting people do
> > what they want should be the default. Exceptions should be made
> > reluctantly. Is it really any of the government's business if I choose
> > to provide my services for free?
>
> I agree 100%.  I'd also like to point out that the distinctions
> between employee and non-employee are purely regulatory, arbitrary, and
> have ZERO basis in legislative action.  As a matter of fact the 20
questions
> asked to determine whether one is an employee or not, are based on the
> feudal obligations of English lords circa the time the Magna Carta was
> signed.  In any event the Internal Revenue Service has never provided
> any system or guidelines as to what constitutes an affimative or negative
> response in regards to weighting of the questions or the proportion of
> questions required in determining employment or non-employement.  The
legal
> precedence in this area is contradictory and not uniform.  I've dealt
> with these employee issues a lot being a contractor and sub-contractor
> for 10 years.
>

I disagree.  If they volunteer and are not directly employed in the
money-making,
it shouldn't be illegal.  If they want to outlaw volunteers, what happens to
newbie
helper guilds on a MUD, if that MUD is for profit.




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