[Maris Crane]

I wonder if they are making any money.

[Leaning Right]

Once again, New York steps in to try to strangle free enterprise.

[CrappieLuck]

Because people are too stupid to accept employment that doesn’t pay enough. Must have government tell us we need more

[Blue Jays]

"...$17.22 per hour plus expenses..."

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They are getting totally rooked! They should push for getting paid at least $125.00 per hour. Even if not driving.

[Pollster1]

>I>The commission claimed this will result in an average nearly $10,000 rise in earnings for 96% of drivers.

Will it? Or will the resulting price increases to riders reduce demand and price half the Uber/Lyft drivers out of the market, leaving them unemployed?

[Pearls Before Swine]

If only this policy had been instituted in time to save Michael Cohen, who was overleveraged when the value of his taxi medallions fell. /S

[Yo-Yo]

The commission claimed this will result in an average nearly $10,000 rise in earnings for 96% of drivers.

That's not how Economics works, you twits.

[pepsi_junkie]

Well, it was nice having Uber as an option when in NYC until the democrats ruined it. Back to dirty, poorly maintained cabs with drivers who are maniacs.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Taxi companies are powerful in NYC apparently.

[fwdude]

Uber is a leftist company increasing running up against leftist giverments.

I wonder if either will be converted?

[econjack]

Under what law can they dictate wages? Is that part of the licensing policy?

[rjsimmon]

Still not a fan of the Gov telling private businesses how much they can pay their employees.

[thefactor]

I assume this will lead to less Uber/Lyft vehicles in NYC which will lead to increased wait times, increased fares, and therefor decrease in use and further decrease in drivers.

[cuban leaf]

I wonder if it’s constitutional.

[I want the USA back]

The government does not have the right to force anyone to pay a certain amount, or a minimum, or a maximum in a transaction. It has usurped that power, to which it has no right.

[Gene Eric]

NYC

[Reno89519]

Every time I take Uber locally to/from the airport and around the country I find that the drivers are new, typically just weeks into working. My impression is that they have incredibly high turnover--low salary, big wear and tear on car, higher insurance costs to use car for work or business, etc.

Making Uber pay minimum wage, making Uber pay expenses is good. The alternative is letting them ethically abuse potentially desperate workers (because they can). I'm definitely not big on regulation but I think this is an area that government can make sure the playing field is fair.

[DownInFlames]

They’re not employed, they’re contractors.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Laws like this will assure New York is gets the earliest possible deployment of driverless cars.

[From The Deer Stand]

Government needs to stay out of the wage business.