Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wage of $21 per hour

Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by malandrew on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:14PM (#20832649)

> Like what makes educated people more valuable as human beings?

On average, educated people contribute more value to the functioning of society. I can drive myself around. I can't perform my own heart surgery.

The argument that all humans are inherently equally valuable is specious reasoning. I can come up with all sorts of trolly car conundrums that if you were forced to choose, you'd make a value judgement about which person to save because they have more value.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by behringer on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:29PM (#20832788)

We have enough money to make sure everyone can have a home, medicine, and food and water, even if you just drive a cab all your life.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by malandrew on Thursday August 29, 2019 @08:05PM (#20834841)

Yes, but not any home wherever they want to live by themselves and not any medicine or medical treatment available.

Some things are scarce resources and should be priced accordingly.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by fwip on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:32PM (#20832809)

Maybe instead of arguing about who deserves to get hit by the trolley, we should be changing the system that is tying people to the tracks.

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