tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2691884245732419002..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Uber Reportedly May Cut Around 20% of Its WorkforceRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51112014696121046362020-04-29T13:16:46.768-04:002020-04-29T13:16:46.768-04:00If UBER would not have been forced to designate th...If UBER would not have been forced to designate their drivers as employees they wouldn’t need to lay anyone off.AlexZouglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903419350475485505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67286867214706601712020-04-29T13:09:48.541-04:002020-04-29T13:09:48.541-04:00I realize that I and most of us reading this are n...I realize that I and most of us reading this are not in the majority in most cases but almost all of the people I associate with, including workers at restaurants and grocery stores have not drank all of the COVID-1984 cool aid. I estimate it is about 50/50 on social media and comments at corporate media sites.AlexZouglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903419350475485505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39183217757325779892020-04-29T12:18:02.073-04:002020-04-29T12:18:02.073-04:00Of course, this is blue sky theorizing that flies ...Of course, this is blue sky theorizing that flies in the face of real data:<br /><br />https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/store-visits-spike-states-lift-lockdowns-even-millions-remain-unemployedRobert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86722526654802143352020-04-29T11:06:32.970-04:002020-04-29T11:06:32.970-04:00I don't want to be a constant spoiler, but Ube...I don't want to be a constant spoiler, but Uber, et al., are not losing business because of the Gov't ordered shutdown. Covid is the cause. Several polls have confirmed most people are in favor or shutdown & social distancing.<br /><br />As individual states relax shutdowns, likely there will be little venturing out, as has been the case in most parts of the world. Even China QEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334956122073990256noreply@blogger.com