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A lot of issues would be solved with a basic social contract to all citizens: healthcare plus a small living stipend. Do that and people can Gig away. Too much

A lot of issues would be solved with a basic social contract to all citizens: healthcare plus a small living stipend. Do that and people can Gig away. Too much is hard to change when healthcare is so attached to full-time/regular employment, and when it is hard to move between jobs/etc. for fear of loss of income.

an_opabinia 6y ago
Most Uber drivers with families qualify for Medi-Cal. Doesn’t it piss you off that the California taxpayer is basically subsidizing a giant corporation and convenient transport for idiots drinking on weekends?
- s1artibartfast 6y ago
  The alternative framing is that uber is basically subsidizing the state by paying a wage to people who would otherwise be unemployed and require more taxpayer money.
- triceratops 6y ago
  With government healthcare, everyone is on Medi-Cal. Then no one needs to be pissed off. Like sure, it would be nice if Uber gave their drivers enough money/benefits for them to not need government benefits. But then they'd have fewer drivers available and be a very different business. And those drivers would be at the mercy of Uber for their healthcare. That's not a good situation for either party.
sunsetMurk 6y ago
Do you have any links to articles/discussions about this proposed direction? I'm pretty sure I agree... and would like to further develop my opinion about ~this stuff. It's so dumb for an individual to go bankrupt from a random health issue and/or pay a ton of money each month for "insurance" that is basically useless; and also dumb for an employer to be responsible or in control of anything having to do with an individual's health care decisions.