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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by lhorie on Saturday March 12, 2022 @04:02PM (#30654844)
> The solution for the $5, 45min ride that comes out of the driver's pocket is to guarantee the trip price covers a profit for the driver and let the rider choose if it's worth it. But that would mean fewer trips and lower guaranteed profit for Uber.

IMHO, a $5, 45 min trip should just never happen. Algos should price that properly and drivers should get more transparency so they can choose to not accept bad terms before it ever becomes about cancelations.

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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by antisthenes on Saturday March 12, 2022 @04:57PM (#30655303)
The absolute bottom cost of a trip should be 58.5 cents per mile, which is what the IRS allows you to deduct for driving for business purposes.

And that should be after Uber's cut, not before.

We don't need to subsidize car travel any more than it already is, especially by tricking vulnerable workers to slowly trade their asset value for cash.

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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by thfuran on Saturday March 12, 2022 @11:31PM (#30657972)
That'd be having the driver earn nominally $0 per hour, which seems a bit low to me.
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