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by toddBarkus 2991 days ago
It's the aspect of personal choice that you're skipping over. Uber drivers made the choice to apply to work as "independent contractors" and agreed to the terms. A bastard child has no agency in the arrangement, but a mistress likely did agree to the arrangement. There's no fair expectation of the latter to be retroactively or otherwise considered a legal spouse, nor is it just for a contractor to sue to force others to change classification.
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These people did not choose to be born poor.
They chose to accept Uber's deal. Don't strawman
Heartless and out of touch with the needs of the general public. Guess that happens when you forget what it means to struggle to pay both rent and health insurance.

When you see a poor person struggling, remember that your public arguments contributed to their plight. If that even resonates with you.

We're not accountable for others choices. It's not on the private sector to play parent
Uber chose to open its business in a country with labor laws. It could have opened in China instead.