The purpose of the government is to tax people the least amount to run its services, not the most.

The issue is a simple one:

Tell that to uber. They literally would stop operating if all the people driving for them were doing it for “some side money and not ever view it as a fulltime gig.” That’s why they actually had been incentivizing people to drive for them for more and more hours a week by “artificially” (in that the fares uber paid…

If they REALLY wanted to have any real effect; they’d do it on a Friday night instead of a Monday. 

I’ve been saying this all along. I mean, if someone on the internet thinks that a certain job like fast food or commercial transport drivers should be a part time gig, then clearly those employees do not deserve a living wage. Hell, in Uber’s case, they don’t even deserve a minimum wage. And it is completely absurd…

I hope they succeed. If they win they will set the tone of the entire debate on the “gig” economy. In reality it’d be better if they could find another job and ditch entirely being slave contractors. Still, more power to them.

I wish all these folks had the means to be able to stop driving for Uber. I know many people are underwater and struggling.