[ThomPete]

Given that Uber is going to replace each and everyone of their drivers with automatic cars it's really just pure capitalism. Not good, not evil.

Calling it "capitalism at it's worst" is putting a lot of noise into the discussion as it assume that it can be solved with better morals or ethics.

But even if Uber paid it's drivers as actual employers instead of this absurd freelance status they have it wouldn't change the fact that uber is going to replace it's drivers because technology allows it.

And so the real discussion is not what do we do with bad actors in capitalism (we have rules for that), it's not even are uber bad actors.

No the real discussion is what we do with the fact that technology is slowly but surely replacing workers with machines and leaving an increasing number of people unemployable because they don't have good enough skills.

This is no ones fault, it's just what technology does and the sooner we start to accept the premise of technology the sooner we will be able to discuss the real issues without calling people names.

But this wont happen until the economic models start factoring technology in and not treat it as an externality. Cause not until then the politicians will start to be able to see the real impact of technology (both the good and the bad) in a more balanced view.

[dawnbreez]

I suspect that the notorious Basic Income Guarantee may help here.

In all seriousness, a basic income would be ideal for such a situation; its low-bureaucracy implementation may even make such a system less expensive than standard welfare, while providing better benefits to the economy as a whole.