[mikestew]

Many people are working multiple jobs to get by because a single income simply isn't enough. The uber drivers are not being forced to drive for uber

I see a contradiction in those two statements, and a direct relation to the article. "Not being forced to drive for Uber" seems to ignore a lot, starting with why the drivers took the job in the first place (which your own comment even stated).

[vivekd]

Yes they are forced to take the job by circumstance, I meant they aren't forced to take the job by uber or some other entity. But if they are forced to take the job by circumstance, I imagine depriving them of that job would leave them in dire circumstances. I doubt uber could stay competitive if they paid higher wages, as I understand it that company is bleeding money:

>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/uber-lose...