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"are in effect paying a portion of their profits for the right to take part in an economy." Not really, they are paying a portion of their profits for access t
by winstonewert 10y ago
"are in effect paying a portion of their profits for the right to take part in an economy."
Not really, they are paying a portion of their profits for access to the connections to drivers that Uber provides. They have every right to participate in the ride-share market outside of uber.
- tanderson92 10y agoYes, and socialists believe in democratized distribution of capital (and the connections between drivers and riders is a form of capital since this has value) to workers. If the industry were to be truly disrupted the profits would go more to those doing much of the labor.
- davidf18 10y ago> "are in effect paying a portion of their profits for the right to take part in an economy." Through it's app, Uber is providing a known brand (as McDonalds does for burgers). People are welcome to open their own burger shops but when traveling, anywhere there is a McDonald's, I know it is safe. Uber also provides the app technology which does cost money to maintain. Like in the case of McDonald's, any driver is able to open up their own shop apart from Uber.