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> People should be free to work for whom they please under the terms they want. The genesis of the whole issue is that Uber and Lyft are claiming people can wo
by arrosenberg 6y ago
> People should be free to work for whom they please under the terms they want.
The genesis of the whole issue is that Uber and Lyft are claiming people can work "under any terms they want" as ICs, but they aren't actually able to do things that ICs can do, like set their own rates and pick their own customers.
- lhorie 6y agoMy understanding is that as of recently Uber does allow drivers to opt out of automatic pricing and pick their own multiplier[1] [1] https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/ https://www.uber.com/blog/california/set-your-fares/
- arrosenberg 6y agoCertainly appears to be a step in the right direction. If the result of government regulation is that Uber and Lyft wind up treating the drivers like actual ICs on "their own terms", that seems like a win for everyone.
- notsureaboutpg 6y agoWell, ICs can set their own rates but clients can also set a rate they are willing to pay. If Lyft pays more than Uber, Uber doesn't stop IC from accepting Lyft rate instead of Uber. If I as an IC want to charge $100/hr for taxi rides, it doesn't mean any client has to take me up on that. And a client can have a policy of paying all IC taxi drivers X rate. What's wrong with that?