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Insurance, fewer people are part of retirement plans. you can build an economy funded on a bunch of crummy jobs because then you have a crummy society. >> 67% of those who worked as independence contractors said they wouldn't choose to do it again, according to a survey, but in an economy where wages are stagnant, these gig jobs are often filling the gaps. leah is the founder and executive chair woman of task rabbit. >> an average tasker, the way we measure it, is they're paying up to three important bills a month with their task rabbit income. so that might mean they're doing, you know, a few...

Hired by task rabbit. he works 15 hours a week for task rabbit. he says it works great with his school schedule. >> i like the flexibility. i'm able to make my own schedule, set my own hours and price rates so i don't have to answer to anyone. >> max is one of an estimated 45 million americans powering this new on-demand economy, either performing a service or offering goods as independent contractors. he said his work can earn him $1,000 a week. >> do you ever find yourself frustrated with the lack of predictability of the scheduling? >> yeah, i do at times. when it slows down. it's hard to p...

Task rabbit. you set your own rate. you could make as much as $30 an hour putting your services out there. it could be that i'll run errands for you or it could be that i'm a licensed plummer and i'll do plumbing on the outside outside of my normal job and i'll do it for $51 an hour. you accept the task out there as the person earning cash. we have more of these apps on line where? >> fox and friends.com. >> and? >> that's a good question. >> cyber guy. >> cyber guy. coming up here the supreme court justices making a major decision about same-sex marriage and some are asking should their lif...

You'll be talking about today. first up, michaela. let's take a look in the "new york daily news" hottest jobs for graduating class of 2018, health and marketing. bill and hillary clinton backing de blasio. "the new york post," a homeless man from boston, he found a bag filled with $40,000 in travelers checks and turned it in to police. he's being rewarded for his honesty. he's so far received $73,000 in donations. warms your heart, doesn't it? time now for business news and christine romans. >> the iphone hits stores on friday morning but maybe you can't wake up at dawn to wait in line. t...

Rabbit? guess what, founded by a woman. a very young woman, might i add. here is cnn's dan simon. >> so i'm thinking if we can have trust plus efficiency as like an equation or something -- >> reporter: she's been compared to mark zuckerberg, smart, entrepreneurial and driven. at 32 years old, leah buskey is the founder and ceo of what is one of the biggest up and comers in america, task rabbit. >> over the past 12 months we have 5x'd our revenue, quadrupled the number of active users as part of our user base and launched ten major cities across the country. >> three chocolate chip cookies and...