The fact that Uber and Lyft aren't alone in no way invalidates their behavior. "But everyone is doing it" is not an effective argument here. It's a major, major problem that everyone is doing it.
There's an entire political movement eager to campaign on that has been gaining energy the last few years because people are losing faith in the current system.
It doesn't validate their behavior but it points toward the issue being systematic within the U.S. economy rather than due to the corporate governance at Lyft and Uber.
There's an entire political movement eager to campaign on that has been gaining energy the last few years because people are losing faith in the current system.