I disagree with rule-breakers being intrinsically Stage 6 in Kohlberg's stages. Such breaking of rules must be based on reasoning from ethical first principles. So, for instance, if I reason "I am hungry and bread will sate me therefore I will break into this bakery and eat the bread" I am not performing any moral reasoning at all even though I'm a rule breaker. It's not categorical.
From what I can see, there doesn't seem to be a moral categorical imperative behind the choices that the 'rule-breakers' here are making. They are doing so because it is expedient. They make more money in an easier way by breaking the rule and so they do it. If we applied the universality required here to that, this must mean that anyone who can make money in an easier way by breaking it, should.
Of course we could describe the Uber-side here as relentless warriors for freedom, but that is unlikely to be accurate. Uber drivers I have spoken to do not have that as a prime motivation. I take Uber every day, and love it, but I feel you're not describing the situation accurately.
The commentary I've noticed most often from Uber supporters -- not necessarily Uber itself or its drivers, btw -- is that the laws are stale, outdated, and unjust because they exist to protect cab companies from competition, and that Uber is just trying to meet customer demand in what should be a free market.
The drivers themselves may well only do it for the money, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Uber's actual sole purpose is making money, but the overwhelming commentary from Uber's spokerspersons has been centered around providing a service that people want, which keeps the debate framed on the ethics of rule-following vs. rule-breaking.
From what I can see, there doesn't seem to be a moral categorical imperative behind the choices that the 'rule-breakers' here are making. They are doing so because it is expedient. They make more money in an easier way by breaking the rule and so they do it. If we applied the universality required here to that, this must mean that anyone who can make money in an easier way by breaking it, should.
Of course we could describe the Uber-side here as relentless warriors for freedom, but that is unlikely to be accurate. Uber drivers I have spoken to do not have that as a prime motivation. I take Uber every day, and love it, but I feel you're not describing the situation accurately.