UBER App: The Politics Of Good, Mean Fun..

londonfog

londonfog

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ttystikk said:
Not here they don't.

But you don't care, you're all too happy to cut someone's throat for three dollars in cab fare.

That says a lot about the kind of person you are.
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How much you pay for 1/8 of a mile ? How much you pay just to get in the taxi ?
Do the math
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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londonfog said:
How much you pay for 1/8 of a mile ? How much you pay just to get in the taxi ?
Do the math
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Three bucks. That's the difference for me.

I'm happy to pay it to make sure the driver makes a decent living.

I'm sorry (for the driver) if it's too rich for you.
 
Justin-case

Justin-case

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ttystikk said:
Three bucks. That's the difference for me.

I'm happy to pay it to make sure the driver makes a decent living.

I'm sorry (for the driver) if it's too rich for you.
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Taxi drivers hardly make a "living wage"

I expect you subsidize his meager income with a generous tip?
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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Justin-case said:
Taxi drivers hardly make a "living wage"

I expect you subsidize his meager income with a generous tip?
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They make about $10 an hour, according to them. That's better than Uber.

But clearly you'd rather sneer than be part of the solution.
 
Justin-case

Justin-case

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ttystikk said:
They make about $10 an hour, according to them. That's better than Uber.

But clearly you'd rather sneer than be part of the solution.
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Yeah, I already know you're an intolerant liberal, but why support an industry that fails to pay a living wage? I thought this was front and center in your quest to save the world?
 
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schuylaar

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londonfog said:
You and I both know, you peek. Can't help it. It is in your DNA
You just have to know:grin:
Do you need me to show you how Uber works ? I use both when me and wifey go out and drinking
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no i don't peek..that's the whole point of not being subjected to your drivel.
 
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schuylaar

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ttystikk said:
Find a local taxi service and give them your money. That's what I do. I get great service and the money stays in the local economy.
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where does uber money go? i have a car service but last minute or emergency uber, lyft guys are around..when using a taxi here you can wait. car service is not last minute.
 
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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ttystikk said:
Yet our entire legal system is devoted to the welfare of Uber and other major corporations who already have all the bargaining power over those who would work for them, rather than those literally starving while trying to earn a living.

I wonder how much further Americans can be pushed before they revolt in large ways and small.

It's happened before in America on several occasions. Apparently we can't seem to slay this monster of exploitation of our fellows for profit.
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Agreed, a legal system and a just(ice) system are not synonymous. Forcible subsidies create more problems than they solve.

So what is your objection to a free market solution, like "letting" people work for themselves absent intervention from controlling and unnecessary third parties like corporation or government ?

As far as a revolt goes, instituting free market solutions (real free market...not cronyism) might be better than the old fashioned revolts, which usually just feature some blood letting and wrestling over who gets to hold the gun of authority, rather than any substantive changes which actually empower individuals.

A person/customer who has options is harder to exploit than a person who is confined within a ridged controlled market. Your alluding to "profit" as the boogie man, is a simplistic (and erroneous) way of defining the problem. Profit, if derived from good service, rather than a captive customer base, can be a good thing. Restrictions and force via legislation are what create the problems, not free market choices.

You won't solve government created problems by using government or rearranging who is government empowered.
 
londonfog

londonfog

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schuylaar said:
where does uber money go? i have a car service but last minute or emergency uber, lyft guys are around..when using a taxi here you can wait. car service is not last minute.
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Its like you have all these words running around in your head and as you type you can't get the feel of what order you should place them
 
Ripped Farmer

Ripped Farmer

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Olive Drab Green said:
Yes, you did. Ever heard of Adam Smith’s concept of the invisible hand? It works for the inflicting of social crises just as much as for social benefit. Stop condoning acts like this and change it, or I hope you’re next, honestly. If you support this, you deserve to experience it.
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Dont run from police, they wont chase you. Done, actually done and done cuz someone couldn't handle it so I got blocked from conversation. No rules broke, just feelers got hurt. Ah.

So dont use Uber, and dont run from cops. Win Win
 
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