[morvita]

I genuinely don't know how to explain that the fact it requires an income of more than 21/hr to meet basic needs is all the justification that should be required.

Maybe if we stopped thinking of employees/contractors as "labor" and thought of them as people it would be easier to empathize with their needs. Do you think that your friends, family, and loved ones deserve a wage that meets their basic needs? Why shouldn't all humans deserve the same?

[dymk]

It only requires that amount if you’re intent on living in the most expensive cities in the entire country.

[F147H34D]

Yes. All of the Uber drivers and other unskilled labor should move to Montana. That would be super helpful for those needing rides in SF.

[dymk]

Uber was never a career, it was a side gig.

[dzamie]

How would you distinguish what job can be a career and what must be a "side gig?"

[dymk]

Sorry, are you not aware with the term "gig economy"?

[behringer]

Uber isn't a "gig" job for a lot of people. That's just marketing.

[behringer]

Or if you'd like to see a doctor sometimes.

[toephu2]

That's not how capitalism works and that's not why companies exist. Companies pay you what you worth to them. A company is not a human, it doesn't care whether you have a family and are struggling or not.

The primary purpose of a business is to maximize profits for its stakeholders.

[behringer]

Then the answer is simple, if we want humanism in the way we deal with employees, than businesses that seek to maximize profits for their stakeholders should be outlawed.