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I spent two weeks delivering for Uber Eats and made $4.40 per hour

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383 points imartin2k | 3 comments | 13 May 17 10:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.649s | source
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fiatjaf ◴[13 May 17 11:42 UTC] No.14330452[source]▶
I don't understand what is wrong with Uber Eats charging whatever price they want to charge. If $4.4 is too low just don't work for them. There are probably people for which this is a good price. If not, it's Uber Eats problem, not yours.
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1. amelius ◴[13 May 17 12:29 UTC] No.14330623[source]▶
Why do you think the concept of minimum wage exists?
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2. fiatjaf ◴[13 May 17 13:28 UTC] No.14330841[source]▶
Have you read the basic economic theory behind minimun wages?
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