I think it's a fair deal and nobody is under any obligation to work as an Uber driver other than because they think it's worth their time and a fair deal. This

I think it's a fair deal and nobody is under any obligation to work as an Uber driver other than because they think it's worth their time and a fair deal. This is not slavery or exploitation. Apparently, lots of drivers seem to think it's not such a bad deal. I sure am not going to shed any crocodile tears for the lost business for the taxi drivers that have had the privilege to rip me off in the past. Happened a little too often for me to do that. There's a lot of sentiment around jobs, job security (which is an illusion), and people paying into social insurances. I'd say that's all fine and something to sort out by different countries. Meanwhile, it seems plenty of people make decent money driving around as Uber drivers and this is not really Uber's problem to sort out. The gig economy certainly challenges some established values. But fundamentally, there seem to be plenty of people willing to take those gigs. That's why that works. Either way, that doesn't invalidate the value proposition of offering passengers a fair price for a ride before they enter the car. Whether it's Uber or somebody else offering that deal, it sure beats haggling with some shady characters in the middle of the night about a ride from A to B. Been there done that & no thanks. Not going back to that. Uber sure looks like magic when you use it in situations like that. Wnip out phone, ride shows up, and teleports you home. Great value. Anything less is a rip off deal, frankly. I've probably paid too much for that service on some occasions but I like it none the less. Instead of going all socialist on Uber, maybe hold your local politicians accountable to be more competent. This is happening on their watch after all. There seem to be lots of people that have issues with Uber but not a lot of them seem to be able to do anything about that legally. Why is that? What's blocking that after all these years of scrutiny, court cases, lobbying, rule changes, etc.? If Uber is doing something illegal here, by all means drag them into court and fix it. But if not, maybe change the legal situation to normalize what they and other business do? Apparently, the problem is that Uber is still around after years of legal proceedings in many countries. Maybe, that's because they aren't actually doing that much wrong at all and are providing a decent service to customers via an army of drivers willing to earn some money that way?