Agreed, that's a problem, and it sounds primarily like a problem of labor law. If part of the strategy for Uber has been to effectively keep taxi drivers in som

Agreed, that's a problem, and it sounds primarily like a problem of labor law. If part of the strategy for Uber has been to effectively keep taxi drivers in some kind of employment grey zone, then I assume that the goal is to have the drivers sign away as many rights as possible, while at the same time burdening Uber with as little responsibility as possible. The point of entrepreneurship is that you are able to trade security for freedom and potential material success. If Uber drivers (or anyone else for that matter) are left with no security, no freedom and no prospects for material success, then something's not right. I write all this without actually knowing what Uber's strategy or philosophy with regards to this is, hence all the "if-then"'s.