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		pishpash on March 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as ... I believe the alternative to driving Uber is serving at McDonald's, not becoming a homeless street urchin, so vivid imagery of this strawman notwithstanding, the argument for regulation isn't nearly as convincing.

madsbuch on March 5, 2020 [–]

Whether people work at McDonald's or Uber, or are homeless, everybody should be able to lead lives with dignity.

manigandham on March 5, 2020 | [–]

Sure, nobody said anything against that. How is that relevant to this discussion?

madsbuch on March 5, 2020 | | [–]

Regulations are needed to lead lives with dignity. That was basically what the whole discussion was about.

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