‘It’s definitely backfiring’: Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is ‘hurting’ them::undefined

  • wahming@monyet.cc
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    9 months ago

    How exactly would they absorb the costs? Most of them aren’t even turning a profit as it is

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      9 months ago

      the cost is obviously going to the customers, where else would it go?

      People have this idea that you can bleed money from corps and that corps will magic the money from somewhere other than customers.

    • Cyber Yuki@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      By decreasing billionaire executive bonuses, of course. You realize apps like Uver give shitty pay to the drivers and keep most of the profits for the execs, don’t you?

      Repeat after me: They are MIDDLEMEN.