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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by ethanwillis on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:25PM (#20943174)
The gig jobs are already not profitable without those things in place. With those in place the gig jobs will be destroyed. People already complain about high prices and those prices don't even cover the costs of trips unless you live in a dense city.
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:32PM (#20943244)
Profitable to Uber, or to the driver? Uber gets a ~30% cut of what the rider pays (though it varies per ride).
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by ethanwillis on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:35PM (#20943260)
I meant profitable to Uber.
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by jshowa3 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:34PM (#20945924)
I highly doubt this is accurate. There's no reason why drivers can't maintain the same hours but still be considered an employee.

I would love to be the health insurance provider getting Uber as a client. I'd be freaking rich on premiums.

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:25PM (#20946269)
The risk pool could be different. If its people that can't hold full time jobs driving, that may speak to the state of their health.
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