e-bay & 'employee incorporation'

[Michael Hoover <hooverm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

i recently saw figure of 40,000 people who derive livelihood from e-bay,
any listers know if this is
accurate...also, i seem to recall reading something
awhile ago about e-bay offering such folks health insurance, i assume
this would be opportunity to purchase group rather than individual
coverage...

friend of mine who lays tile for living has recently had to incorporate
himself under new florida statute
permitting employers to avoid worker comp/unemployment
comp by replacing their wage-labor employees with 'independent'
subcontractors who are one and same folks...     michael hoover