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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 8
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    I definitely support today's Uber and Lyft strike and will not be utilizing either service until it's complete. These companies are insanely valuable and do not provide drivers with the benefits + job security they're obviously entitled to

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      2. Corey Scott‏ @cfscott24 May 8
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        The drivers can do as they wish, but they aren’t entitled to anything as contractors. Neither company can actually turn a profit. The more revenue they generate, the greater the losses. They are “valuable” only because a group of investors want to invest in “disruption” companies

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      3. Rand White‏ @RandWhite14 May 8
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        They’re not really contractors according to labor law. These companies abuse the contractor distinction and should be held to account.

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      1. CrystalBull‏ @CrystalBull May 8
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        How did a ridesharing app devolve into drivers as employees? Everyone's a victim.

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      2. GrayKnighted‏ @GrayKnighted May 8
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        I used to drive for them on the side. They definitely do not care about their drivers. They have a neverending supply of applicants and they often oversaturate an area with drivers. No compensation for cancels I already drove to. Some days I lost money on gas.

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      3. Rand White‏ @RandWhite14 May 8
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        Yep. Also, the idea you can actually choose your customers is a joke. “You get five seconds to reject this rider and if you do we’ll put you in time out”

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      1. Tometo Jemeto  🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 👍‏ @TometoJemeto May 8
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        (They are not profitable, and should go out of business if they don't have a functioning business model. )

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      1. Greg Martin‏ @SelkirkArt May 8
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        Their entire business model is built on not providing benefits and wages. This is vulture capitalism but oh that great pr..https://techcrunch.com/video/former-obama-advisor-david-plouffe-on-his-uber-job/ …

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      2. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements May 9
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        And the teachers walkout & other anti-austerity proposals?!? From the onset the companies have entered without permits, used deceitful software to get past regs, have undercut union cabs, & lobbied their way in. They are even worse to workers, create congestion, & C emissions.

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      3. Oops! The Planet! ⓥ‏ @TippingElements May 9
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        Please ask me about Uber. They shouldn’t even exist. They are up there with Nike in my contempt for their reactionary reshaping of the economy & undermining labor/safety regs and attempts to steer local officials and overrule local regs at the state level.

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      1. Lawrence Turner‏ @Athbheochan May 8
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        Giant con

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      2. Paul Kumer‏ @PLKumer May 8
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        Are those two job opportunities still voluntary?

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      3. Paul Kumer‏ @PLKumer May 8
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        If voluntary (thank you zip) then what’s the issue? No one is being exploited if the exchange is voluntary and not forced

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      1. Son Of Central Scrutinizer‏ @SonOScrutinizer May 8
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        For people living in third world "shit holes" with nothing to lose, ride sharing is a rung up the social ladder, but in the US, it's a demotion. People in the US like to be in control for the most part. I don't see them doing that well in the US.

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      1. Derek Shaffer‏ @DerekJShaffer May 8
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        Tucker Carlson and Ro Khanna discussed this one time, I think.https://youtu.be/fwEoLbflkXw 

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      1. Michael Rigg‏ @NukeRecreation May 8
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        Lmao good luck

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      1. Joe the Russian Asset‏ @EasterWarshiper May 8
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        If they can negotiate more benefits and job security - great. Hard to say what the preferences are for thousands of people.

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      2. William Frostbone‏ @Chris_Hadrick May 8
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        I'm quoted in this article here https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2019/05/08/heres-when-boston-area-uber-lyft-drivers-are.html … I take the counter position: the pay is good

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