Taxi and delivery customers benefited. That’s why there were 10 billion uber tickets sold in 2018. Maybe siting in a taxi shouldn’t be a $100,000 a year job.

Taxi and delivery customers benefited. That’s why there were 10 billion uber tickets sold in 2018. Maybe siting in a taxi shouldn’t be a $100,000 a year job. The only benefit I see between a uber driver and a licensed taxi driver is that the uber is exponentially easier to heil. So much better than phoning some droll dispatcher for a slower service. Licensed taxi operators used to do exactly same thing with a slower more expensive service. If they were better Uber wouldn’t have sold 10 billion tickets in 2018. Uber adjusts Taxi fares to supply of drivers and demand. Licensed taxi drivers restricted supply to charge the more for a worse service. Uber can do this because they are a now a verb. Customers love Ubering and that’s all that matters. If legislation changes to increase driver pay Uber will still have network, cost and brand advantages over it’s competitors in the growing taxi market. Ignoring laws broke taxi cartels globally. I think that is forgiveable. And they aren’t forcing anyone to drive Uber but uber does provide an low barrier autonomous employment option that never existed to millions of people. The fact this works in their favour is irrelevant because customers love Uber. It’s not like there’s a training opportunity cost to driving uber. You use a car you have and know how to drive anyway and you drive it in your spare time or on a full time basis to deliver people or things. The cost to secure this employment is $30 for a police record check. Don’t even need to write a cover letter. They mightn’t be the straightest company in the world but neither are taxi cartels so they had to go to the edge of the line to displace them for the greater good.