The brilliance of such innovations/disruptions is that they maintain the systemic status quo. Why would anyone want to destroy the reliable value of poor people’s vulnerability in the making of fortunes?
Bloomberg spoke to five auto-finance experts. Most said the leases are expensive, even predatory, compared with leases available to drivers with good credit. “I’d say the cost is greater than the benefit for your average driver,” said Mark Williams, a lecturer at Boston University’s business school who reviewed the terms of a blank lease agreement provided by Uber, along with some average weekly lease payments and a driver-reported account. “The terms, the way they’re proposed, are predatory and are very much driven toward profiting off drivers rather than to facilitate an increase in drivers.”
Uber spreads its innovative convenience to subprime auto leasing.