In America, minimum wage is for employees only. Once you're an independent contractor, you can accept less than minimum wage for your work. This is indicative t

In America, minimum wage is for employees only. Once you're an independent contractor, you can accept less than minimum wage for your work. This is indicative that our asset-based economic recovery from the crash of '07 hasn't done much for those who don't have hard assets. Namely the former paycheck-to-paycheck members of the middle class, who walk past homeless encampments wondering if the people living in tents and RVs are their future friends, those who lost their homes after getting fooled into a subprime loan, and the poor. Ironically, Uber will set you up with a subprime auto loan or lease through their partners, payments taken from your weekly take, before you ever see it of course.