Okay, that's my bad. But if you assume an effective tax rate of 15% (combined federal + state + SS + Medicare), which sounds about right for an Uber driver making 40k/year, 0.58 * 15% * 75k mi/year is an $6525 tax reduction. A quick look at an income tax calculator says someone in California making 40k pays about 6k in tax, so your credit per mile is 6k / 75k = 8 cents/mile.
Depending on your costs that could put you under 20 cents/mile in cost. And you get paid over $1/mile in practice, even on delivery orders. Really the only party getting screwed by gig apps is the government, because they get 0 tax revenue from these guys.