When It Comes to Surge Pricing, Who Benefits — You or Uber? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Companies like Uber and TaskRabbit have been thriving in the so-called "gig economy." But the gig may soon be up. ( MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN / Shutterstock ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC