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Any evidence that Uber leads to more unemployment rather than less unemployment?

• michaelbuckbee 12y ago
  Uber have stated that they are developing self driving cars http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/03/technology/innovationnation/uber-self-driving-cars/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/03/technology/innovationnation/...
  • ptaipale 12y ago
    Wouldn't it then be more sensible to ban Google from doing business? If it is bad to develop new technology that utilizes resources (people, material, energy) more efficiently.
    • cssmoo 12y ago
      Isn't that called Marxism?
      • TeMPOraL 12y ago
        You mean utilizing resources in a more efficient manner? I think it could be called that.
• pluma 12y ago
  Calling Uber drivers "employed" is no different from calling temp agency workers "employed". It's not a solution to unemployment, it's an exploitation of people unable to find a job in societies where not having a job means living in poverty. They're not entrepreneurs either. They're workers who have the liberty of employees with the legal requirements of entrepreneurs. It's the worst of both worlds.
  • andrewpi 12y ago
    Temp agency workers are generally considered employed. Government statistics include temp workers as well.
    • pluma 12y ago
      Sure, except (at least in Germany) they get the short end of the stick. They generally have to enter into non-competes, prohibiting them from working for other agencies or companies. They are only paid when the temp agency actually has work for them. They generally get zero benefits compared to regular employees. They also tend to be paid pennies and don't benefit from labour agreements (because unlike their regular employee co-workers they're not allowed to unionize). Basically, they're like independent contractors, except they're not independent. Temp agencies in this form weren't even legal in Germany until a few years ago (well, about a decade now).