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As a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, color me unsurprised. This is a tangent but I've also spent some time in India, and a $1.50 Uber ride there would be ab
by xyzzy4 10y ago
As a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, color me unsurprised. This is a tangent but I've also spent some time in India, and a $1.50 Uber ride there would be about $10 in Massachusetts. That has to do with other factors though such as PPP, birth rates and age demographics, immigration policies, number of skilled vs unskilled workers, etc.
- robbiep 10y agoAnd by the big mac index, the cost of living in India is 50% less (at a minimum) than in the US. Direct price comparisons between countries are useless
- xyzzy4 10y agoIt's not useless. If something is too expensive in one place (5x-10x in Massachusetts compared to India) then it's evidence of some serious problems. My own theory is that the immigration policies of the US prevent enough unskilled workers from filling the roads with lots of Uber drivers.
- mahyarm 10y agoHow much is the average GDP per captia in india? Rent? Food? How much is the average low-skill worker make in india vs mass? Is it also 5-10x less?
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- yazaddaruvala 10y ago> then it's evidence of some serious problems. There is still currently a human in the car. Human's wage's are hopefully in proportion to the cost of living. Are you suggesting we actively force Uber drivers to compete for unlivable wages? You must really like the idea of self driving cars :)
- xyzzy4 10y agoIt would only be unlivable because rent is so high in Massachusetts as well. This is due to over-zealous zoning policies and enforcement, which prevents new real estate from being built.
- taneq 10y agoYou pay the premium to live somewhere where nobody's defecated in your drinking water.
- xyz198 10y agoThe kind of living in India that he is comparing with, nobody defecates in your drinking water either. You are talking about the bottom end of the spectrum where the cost of living is 20-50x cheaper than that of the US.