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Why not let the markets decide? If Uber/Lyft win this fight over "gig" workers versus employees, then it becomes a question of how much the gig workers will to
by blisterpeanuts 6y ago
Why not let the markets decide? If Uber/Lyft win this fight over "gig" workers versus employees, then it becomes a question of how much the gig workers will tolerate. If ride sharing is just not a sustainable income, people will find other work, and the number of gig workers competing for riders will drop. If there aren't enough drivers, Uber/Lyft will be forced to raise the pay to attract people. Good old fashioned free market economics.
- yibg 6y agoYes that's one view of it. That if drivers aren't happy with driving for uber as it is well then don't drive for uber. On the other hand that's true for the general labor market too, yet we do have minimum wage in place for a reason. I don't have a strong opinion either way, but I don't think it's quite as simple as let the market sort it out.
- jayd16 6y agoMarket forces are imperfect. Market forces decided child labor and unsafe working conditions were just fine. You can argue that you don't like some specific regulation or that its failing to meet the moment but there's plenty of examples of why "let the market decide" wasn't good enough in the past (as well as plenty of examples it was the perfect solution).
- liability 6y agoMarkets should be considered a tool. Frequently a powerful and useful tool, but I don't think there has ever been a tool that's the right tool for every purpose. There are a lot of problems that markets just aren't a good tool for solving. If a problem calls for screws, put down the hammer.
- r00fus 6y agoNot to mention slavery. In fact a large part of what happened world wide in the past few centuries revolved around the slave trade. That's one example of what happens when market forces are allowed free rein.
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