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Pity. This modern day exploitation should end. Uber's huge profits are because they exploit people for labor. Ban it already.

masterleep 11y ago
Yay taxi cartel!
kansface 11y ago
Why don't you let the drivers make the decision for themselves.
- balls187 11y ago
  I think that's fair, so long as they're presented with all the facts. If there is any truth to the comments that claim many drivers quit after determining they make at or near minimum wage, it seems like they got into Uber believing that drivers can make $90,000 a year
  - fwn 11y ago
    Well.. It's also fair in situations without perfect information. Assuming that as a requirement would render any ethical judgement on real life scenarios unusable.
seizethecheese 11y ago
As far as I know every Uber driver chooses to be one. Also, to be an Uber driver you have to own a relatively new car... I couldn't even drive for Uber because my car is too cheap. These people are not helpless.
- sampo 11y ago
  Some people might take a loan to buy a car to drive Uber?
  - seizethecheese 11y ago
    To get a car loan you need employment history and decent credit. While some folks that fit this category are struggling, it's not exactly the profile of an exploited class.
    - kalleboo 11y ago
      Uber push their own financing program to recruit drivers (or to get drivers to update their cars). They use subprime lenders and claim that even people with poor credit are eligible https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ If you're recruited by Uber, enter into a loan, and then Uber drops the rates to a level where you're not profitable, that can be a problem. There are a bunch of stories of this kind, eg: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/uber-drivers-struggle-pay-subprime-auto-loans http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/uber-drivers-struggle... http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/27/uber-promotes-subprime-auto-loans-to-increase-driver-pool.html http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/27/uber-promote...
dylanjermiah 11y ago
What profits? Uber is losing money every day aiming to provide a quality service for people. They lost tens of millions on last years numbers. Will most likely do the same this year as well.

masterleep 11y ago

Yay taxi cartel!

kansface 11y ago

Why don't you let the drivers make the decision for themselves.

balls187 11y ago
I think that's fair, so long as they're presented with all the facts. If there is any truth to the comments that claim many drivers quit after determining they make at or near minimum wage, it seems like they got into Uber believing that drivers can make $90,000 a year
- fwn 11y ago
  Well.. It's also fair in situations without perfect information. Assuming that as a requirement would render any ethical judgement on real life scenarios unusable.

seizethecheese 11y ago

As far as I know every Uber driver chooses to be one. Also, to be an Uber driver you have to own a relatively new car... I couldn't even drive for Uber because my car is too cheap. These people are not helpless.

sampo 11y ago
Some people might take a loan to buy a car to drive Uber?
- seizethecheese 11y ago
  To get a car loan you need employment history and decent credit. While some folks that fit this category are struggling, it's not exactly the profile of an exploited class.
  - kalleboo 11y ago
    Uber push their own financing program to recruit drivers (or to get drivers to update their cars). They use subprime lenders and claim that even people with poor credit are eligible https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ https://get.uber.com/cl/financing/ If you're recruited by Uber, enter into a loan, and then Uber drops the rates to a level where you're not profitable, that can be a problem. There are a bunch of stories of this kind, eg: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/uber-drivers-struggle-pay-subprime-auto-loans http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/uber-drivers-struggle... http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/27/uber-promotes-subprime-auto-loans-to-increase-driver-pool.html http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/27/uber-promote...

dylanjermiah 11y ago

What profits? Uber is losing money every day aiming to provide a quality service for people. They lost tens of millions on last years numbers. Will most likely do the same this year as well.