# Self-employed or regular employment? Which is better?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-employed-or-regular-employment-which-is-better/85737>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 6, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-employed-or-regular-employment-which-is-better/85737 "2001-10-06T03:10:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-employed-or-regular-employment-which-is-better/85737/1 "2001-10-06T03:10:04Z")

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In light of current events and proposed tax cuts, in your opinion, is it better to be an employee or self-employed?