Usually, the saying “if it ain't broke, don’t fix it” holds, especially when applied to policymaking. But in 2025, when Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts (also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), they included several provisions that bolster new models of work like gig work. 

Gig work is increasingly how Americans build financial security and fulfilling lives. Freelancing provides the flexibility to earn income around important priorities that don’t fit neatly into a traditional 9-to-5 job. The freelancing world comprises a panoply of occupations, from seasoned self-employed professionals to rideshare drivers. 

Over 70 million people freelanced in 2025, and about half of them are women. Moms raising children can build businesses, students juggling classes can pick up app-based work, and retirees managing health appointments can supplement their incomes. Contrary to those who pan gig work as not a “good” job, a wide majority of independent workers (80 percent) prefer their nontraditional job arrangements over a traditional 9-to-5.

In 2025, while the Left was busy engineering restrictions on freelancing and gig work in states like New Jersey, conservatives and President Donald Trump enacted the Working Families Tax Cuts to fix tax reporting headaches for gig workers created by the Biden administration and reward hard work and good service in the tax code.

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