That's quite a myopic view. Yes freelancers a probably doing great for themselves but I don't see large corporations adopting a fully freelance dev workforce anytime soon.

I do freelance writing. I have seen articles that indicate that 40% of the US workforce will be freelance, gig work, contractors et al by 2020. It is not a myopic view. It is disgust with this policy combined with real world data.

(Anecdotally, I increasingly see people complain they have been job hunting for a long time and can't find a job, plus the UBI discussion is ongoing. Both of these support the idea that the job base for traditional employment is shrinking.)

Because freelancers get paid sick days?