A lot of jurisdictions require 4 hr minimum pay when called in to work.
I wonder, would cabs be more competitive of Uber's alternative business model, if Uber had to be fairer?
If so, then isn't Uber a sham? And shouldn't market forces see them go?
Airbnb used to be cheap... at the start. Then people added insurance, people had to get permits, and so on, just as Hotels, and other do. Now it's not so cheap any more.
One of the biggest disruptions is "don't pay your fair share". Or "pay people dirt wages".
Companies carve out a new business model, and aren't taxed or forced to pay as incumbents are.
Are people against people making a fair wage? Well guess what, you have to pay more for an Uber. And maybe Uber doesn't work as a business model unless it's too expensive.
Too bad! Uber has to work in the same ecosystem as everyone else... or it's a farce.
>A lot of jurisdictions require 4 hr minimum pay when called in to work.
>I wonder, would cabs be more competitive of Uber's alternative business model, if Uber had to be fairer?
None of which applies to cabs, who are also independent contractors. For instance
>The tight margins of the hack trade can leave cabbies feeling frustrated. “Sometimes, I don’t like it, because I have the potential to lose money,” said M. D. Islam, a cabby from Queens who has been driving for six months. He often earns less than $100 a day, he said; if his cab breaks down, or he can’t find passengers, he may end up in the red.
Re: ABNB
People book on this platform thinking it’s vetted somehow.
Well in an area I vacation there was a fatal fire at a weekly rental home with unlicensed electrical work, no working smoke detectors and no license to rent the unit (requires a town inspection). Of course the renters had used an app platform that gives them the illusion that these are somehow legal vetted and safe.
Instead you can end up in a rental with safety standards well below developing world standards.
I wonder, would cabs be more competitive of Uber's alternative business model, if Uber had to be fairer?
If so, then isn't Uber a sham? And shouldn't market forces see them go?
Airbnb used to be cheap... at the start. Then people added insurance, people had to get permits, and so on, just as Hotels, and other do. Now it's not so cheap any more.
One of the biggest disruptions is "don't pay your fair share". Or "pay people dirt wages".
Companies carve out a new business model, and aren't taxed or forced to pay as incumbents are.
Are people against people making a fair wage? Well guess what, you have to pay more for an Uber. And maybe Uber doesn't work as a business model unless it's too expensive.
Too bad! Uber has to work in the same ecosystem as everyone else... or it's a farce.