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There are a lot of people in the world not being paid a livable wage. Most of them aren't going out of their way to defraud people for the purposes of monetary gain.

So the question becomes would making a livable wage make him less likely to do this? Is it the desperation that makes him commit fraud?

Was it not making a livable wage that made those idiots in CA fake bear attacks to get insurance payouts?

Was it not making a livable wage that makes porch pirates steal packages?

The problem is this is conjecture with no actual substance of fact behind it. Nothing in the article makes reference to him needing the money.

So you took your view that Lyft and Uber Drivers don't make a living wage and put it together with the headline and decided in your head that the most probable motive was he was strapped for cash because he doesn't make enough.

I want to remind you all of something. When you become a Lyft or Uber driver there are requirements including that a vehicle can't be older than a certain model year, and has to have no cosmetic damage. I don't own a vehicle that fits the requirements. Most people don't. To maintain a vehicle for 15 years or less with zero cosmetic damage plus meet the other requirements for driving for Uber, you'd have to have money to maintain your vehicle.

It has to have 4 doors. It has to seat 4 riders. It has to have a clean title that doesn't include rebuilt/salvage/reconstructed titles.

It's likely that based on the cleanliness requirements alone you have to either detail it yourself or have it detailed.

Some of these drivers provide snacks and water and stuff.

So while I will not dispute that these ride share companies don't pay what they should, I'm also going to point out that being poor doesn't make you a criminal. This person jumped through a lot of hoops (some of them probably fairly costly) in order to drive for this company. And they chose to try to defraud some teenagers and their family.