The apps advertise $20-plus an hour. The real take-home, once you subtract fuel, mileage, self-employment tax, and the slow death of your car, looks very different. Here's the math nobody puts in the recruiting ad - and the policy fight that's quietly changing it.
What a doordash driver actually makes - after Gas, Taxes, and Wear and Tear
The apps advertise $20-plus an hour. The real take-home, once you subtract fuel, mileage, self-employment tax, and the slow death of your car, looks very different. Here's the math nobody puts in the recruiting ad - and the policy fight that's quietly changing it.
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