The reality is: Uber is charging passengers more while paying drivers less, allowing it to pay back the Wall Street investors, shareholders, and banks that helped it undercut competitors and corner the market. It’s a classic case of corporate greed, and we all stand to lose when corporations like Uber do whatever they can to maximize profits.
Too many corporations buy their way into policies that they like, bully elected leaders into getting their way, and bamboozle communities with their divisive narratives and false claims. We’ve exposed some of their tactics in a report about how app corporations try to interfere in our democracy.
Like I said in More Perfect Union’s video, you really can’t trust Uber because their claims have too often been shown to be misleading the public. They’ll threaten to leave when they don’t get their way (like right now in Minnesota), but corporations like Uber need our cities.
They may try to bully us, but when we join together —- as drivers, riders, community members, and elected leaders — we can bring corporations to heel and set the rules for our communities and cities.
