And if Uber drivers were salaried employees, they would be required to drive a larger number of hours per day than they currently do, increasing Uber's income-p

And if Uber drivers were salaried employees, they would be required to drive a larger number of hours per day than they currently do, increasing Uber's income-per-driver and decreasing the number of drivers that Uber would employ. According to http://time.com/3678507/uber-driver-questions/ http://time.com/3678507/uber-driver-questions/ 51% of drivers drive 15 or fewer hours per week. Only 19% of drivers drive 35+ hours/week. If Uber was forced to employ drivers as salaried employees, I'd expect their driver base to drop to 25-35% of what it is now (and their labor costs with it). Trying to just take Uber's current numbers and tack on payroll taxes and insurance is ridiculous. These numbers are nonsense.