> Uber's defense is that it needed to charge so much more to encourage its drivers to stay on the job Maybe people would be more OK with it if Uber kept their

> Uber's defense is that it needed to charge so much more to encourage its drivers to stay on the job Maybe people would be more OK with it if Uber kept their commission flat, i.e. they get paid the same for each trip regardless of how much they are charging extra for the conditions. Not saying they have a duty to do this, just that from a PR point of view it would get rid of the assumption that they put prices up too much to increase their profits.