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I would add: It allows foreign corporation (uber) not paying taxes in your country to effectively taxate working people with 20% ubertax. Big one: uber tax is
by rdslw 10y ago
I would add:
It allows foreign corporation (uber) not paying taxes in your country to effectively taxate working people with 20% ubertax.
Big one: uber tax is proportional to ride while their cost is fixed.
Also these days in sankt petersburg or other cities in europe, uber "driver" is a guy leasing 5 cars and hiring 10.. 15 drivers to drive them 24h. Similar to waht airbnb "shared" economy became: buying bigger flat, remodellibg it to three small " studios" and try to rent 365 days a year. It would be fine if openly told and admitted, but its not what airbnb/ uber tells what it does. Also normal driver/hosts can not compete ( economy of scale) with uber/airbnb middlemen.
Also airbnb taxate country's real estate while avoiding taxes itself. Also on proportional scale while having fixed cost.
They (uber/airbnb) should be banned.
*this would ruin their business model, so they choose to lie instead.
- wodenokoto 10y agoI completely agree. The word sharing economy basically means "regulation loophole". For Uber "sharing" is a way to get around employment laws and taxi regulations. For AirBnB it is a way to get around zoning laws and hotel regulations.
- gonzo 10y ago> Also these days in sankt petersburg or other cities in europe, uber "driver" is a guy leasing 5 cars and hiring 10.. 15 drivers to drive them 24h. Was in St. Petersburg last month. Most Uber rides were around $4-$6. Many of the drivers drove taxis during their regular shift.
- SilasX 10y agoWhat are you talking about? Drivers in any country are still taxed on their income, and, since Uber is CC-only, it's harder to conceal this income from the tax authority. What do you think the under-reporting rate is on cash fares?