Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued a warning about the downside of the “gig economy” Thursday during a speech about updating labor laws, casting doubt on the benefits of the ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft.
“Their business model is, in part, dependent on extremely low wages for drivers,” the Massachusetts senator and outspoken liberal said of the companies in a speech for the New America Foundation Thursday.
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