As usual, Mason ignores evidence and arguments that fail to support his personal opinion--in this case, his credulous acceptance of Uber's line that they are merely providing benign competition to a coddled industry. The so-called "sharing economy" is merely the latest scam by corporations seeking to maximize profit and short-change their employees and ultimately the public. Fortunately a British employment tribunal recently saw through the charade and rejected Uber's bogus claim that its drivers are self-employed and thus not entitled to any benefits from the company:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/28/uber-uk-tribunal-self-employed-status