I was astounded by an article that ran in yesterday's Wall Street Journal reporting on a recent court ruling involving Uber, the on-demand car service that many of us have come to rely on. The case involves drivers who have filed a suit to determine whether drivers, who are employed as independent contractors, should be considered employees of Uber, thus entitled to the protections afforded to full-time employees.

If plaintiff's prevail, they would be entitled to the same wage and labor rules as employees, and they argue also entitled to reimbursement of expenses such as gas and car maintenance. Currently Uber has about 300,000 drivers around the world and is adding 50,000 per month.

The last time I checked, an Uber driver opts-in to the network, so why should Uber ante-up for added compensation, car maintenance and gas costs? Great, let's wreck a service that we can finally rely on when the yellow taxis are off duty and are nowhere to be seen.