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		Ekaros on May 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Majority of gig economy workers are earning below ... How much does the delivery person get, and how much is rent seeking by the platform? I think reasonable thing to always consider is how many deliveries does average person make in hour and then price of each of them. And after that remove taxes and expenses. Now could this be lived on or not is sensible question.

skyyler on May 11, 2023 [–]

That's a different discussion.

Though, I have to imagine, if there wasn't rent-seeking from the platform, and the driver got all of the fees charged to the user, the pay might not be as bad.

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