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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by boring_twenties on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:24PM (#20832731)
It's $42k annually and that's before the insurance, maintenance, depreciation and fuel, so down to the mid-to-high 30's. That seems like it would be poverty level in many California cities.
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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by pushpop on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:46PM (#20832925)
Not to mention most of those hypothetical 40hrs a week (assuming they can get that much work) would be unsociable hours because that’s when demand is at its greatest (eg people leaving the pub).
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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by vadym909 on Thursday August 29, 2019 @10:51PM (#20835601)
Family health insurance costs $24K/yr. Rent is atleast $24K/hr. Those 2 alone will kill you...
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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by boring_twenties on Friday August 30, 2019 @02:17AM (#20836313)
> Rent is atleast $24K/hr

Heh. I heard it was bad in CA but wow.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by enlyth on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:41PM (#20832886)
That's a fair point I didn't think about the car maintenance too much.
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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by erobbins on Thursday August 29, 2019 @06:09PM (#20834205)
Neither do most of the drivers, unfortunately. They are going to be the ones holding the bag at the end.
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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by tootahe45 on Friday August 30, 2019 @01:44AM (#20836200)
..take a different job then?
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