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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by notyourday on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @10:51PM (#20947384)
> They start at $13/hour and have none of the external costs of contract ridesharing. That could be more profitable to the worker, but I have not done the math.

There are not enough In-and-Out burger places to accomodate all the Uber and Lyft drivers.

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by JMTQp8lwXL on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:02AM (#20948173)
It's a single example. Generalize the comment, and you'll take away that there are many employers of low-skilled labor.
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by notyourday on Thursday September 12, 2019 @12:20PM (#20953291)
It's an example that does not appreciate with a concept of scale.

There are very few employers of non-skilled labor that provide higher take home pay for the same or smaller number of hours worked than Uber.

You should ask anyone who does unskilled labor if they would take a less paying job.

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by JMTQp8lwXL on Friday September 13, 2019 @11:05AM (#20962773)
Uber might have the highest take home pay, but subtract vehicle depreciation, maintenance costs, insurance riders for rideshare driving, and the net is more in line with other employers of low-skill labor.
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