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Agreed that everything in any media source (not just from Uber) should be taken with a grain of salt :)

Technically, Uber is not "lying" here. They're just talking gross wages, before driving expenses. Cab salaries are lower because the cab companies assume some of the costs of driving and build them into the daily/weekly cab lease fee (keep in mind almost all taxi drivers are independent contractors in the US).

And agreed on your last point. The questions/issues are much larger than Uber, which we bring up at the end of the post. Why are these jobs appealing to people? Maybe they're indicative of more systemic problems, and we should focus our efforts on things like improving the US education system so that more individuals have access to higher paying jobs.