[pc86]

In most of the country $13/hr is indeed lower middle class.

[evilduck]

In places where $13/hr is a viable lower middle class wage, Uber is also generally not available as a job.

[untog]

We are specifically talking about Seattle here, though. All the other variables would also be different in different parts of the country.

[dragonwriter]

> We are specifically talking about Seattle here, though.

The newspaper is from Seattle, but the driver featured in the article whose numbers were used for the calculations in this thread was actually in Los Angeles.

[untog]

Ah, I stand corrected! But either way, things like car payments, insurance vary widely by geography, so it doesn't seem like applying this particular situation nationwide would prove much.