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Great, if this business is not feasible without workers rights, then it's not feasible business.

• pembrook 6y ago
  Funny how ridesharing companies have been successfully operating all over the world in countries that have very strong workers rights (like Finland, Sweden, Australia, France, and about 10-15 others). So the issue is clearly not the ridesharing business. But sure, I'll bite. Let's follow this to its logical conclusion. So you kill Uber and Lyft in California. Great. The California elite can pat themselves on the back for protecting all those workers from choosing to take "bad" jobs. But wait. Now what? How are you going to ensure all those unemployed drivers get healthcare benefits now? Will you go after all the fast food restaurants where they'll be forced to work part-time now (also with no benefits) to feed their children? And then after that, the next set of low wage jobs? I guess nobody thought that far. My hunch is, the people who cared most about passing this law don't actually care about the workers. They just care about the narrative, and the self satisfied feeling of hurting the "evil capitalist" boogeyman. Once the boogeyman is killed, they will move on and leave the workers behind to fend for themselves. Because the goal wasn't to give workers healthcare. That would've been a healthcare bill.