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You might have a case for calling it "sharecropping" if Uber owned the cars and the drivers were paying Uber for the privilege of using them. They are not thou
by mason240 11y ago
You might have a case for calling it "sharecropping" if Uber owned the cars and the drivers were paying Uber for the privilege of using them.
They are not though, so it's a gross misapplication of the term.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoDrivers pay for the vehicle as well as all maintenance and operational costs. They also pay for insurance. They aren't covered by workers compensation if injured while on the job. Oh, and Uber even "helps" you get a car and they get a cut of the purchase and financing: https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/
- Lawtonfogle 11y agoDrivers pay for the customers they get. The analogy thus fits.
- Dylan16807 11y ago...no, I don't think that really fits. Besides, it wasn't the sharecropping itself that was a problem, it was the abusive lending.