[METARZAN]

I own a business, it appears that “independent contractor” will be the way to go. 1099 them and let them deal with the headaches.

[Madame Dufarge]

I predict that those 16,000 new IRS goons will be poring over 1099s and disallowing independent contractor status claimed for employees by a lot of businesses.

They'll hit employers with interest and penalties for unpaid and unwithheld payroll taxes and for the taxes themselves.