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Re:Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify dri... by nomad543 on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:19PM (#24114729)
Uber can say that drivers can set their own rates but they can only afford certain rate. Wouldn't this work?
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Re:Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify dri... by omgwtfbyobbq on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:24PM (#24114784)
It's ultimately the passenger who would afford or not afford whatever rate. If drivers were truly contractors, Uber would just act as a a middleman and take a cut of whatever rate the driver set.

Edit - Or allow customers to set the rate, and again take a cut of whatever that was.

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