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It baffles me the amount of support in this threads for this totalitarian bullshit... i know we suppose to hate Uber but ultimately charging with criminal char

It baffles me the amount of support in this threads for this totalitarian bullshit... i know we suppose to hate Uber but ultimately charging with criminal charges to the "users" aka "drivers" is huge mistake, it will be the equivalent of the US government asking you to paid all your earnings because ebay wasn't playing by the rules. PS: On a side note, i will add Norway to the list of countries you shouldn't do business.

manarth 10y ago
Given the mention of eBay, should governments ignore eBay traders who ignore tax regulations? [1] Do the US government ignore people who don't comply with online sales regulations, or do they charge them a penalty? [2] The words 'eBay', or 'Uber', or 'Airbnb', or any other gig-economy organisation, do not provide a broad licence for legal non-compliance. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11077630/eBay-users-warned-to-declare-income-as-trader-is-jailed-for-tax-evasion.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11077... [2] https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/22/irs-tax-audit-ebay-seller-personal-finance-irs-worker-loses.html https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/22/irs-tax-audit-ebay-seller-...
rleigh 10y ago
When Uber and its employees and/or contractors are intentionally and knowingly breaking criminal laws, then they are absolutely liable to criminal charges. They don't get to ignore laws they disagree with any more than any other citizen would. It would be unreasonable and unfair to assume otherwise.
- pitaj 10y ago
  You're correct, but you're not arguing against what he said. OP made a moral argument, you're making a legal one.
- SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
  Almost any service we as developer built "are intentionally and knowingly breaking criminal law", either you are breaking local, state or federal laws or not complying with some standards that could face "criminal charges" therefore you are asking and giving the government the power to pretty much do anything they want. M sure in most of the countries, applying this will end in people rioting and vandalism.

manarth 10y ago

Given the mention of eBay, should governments ignore eBay traders who ignore tax regulations? [1] Do the US government ignore people who don't comply with online sales regulations, or do they charge them a penalty? [2] The words 'eBay', or 'Uber', or 'Airbnb', or any other gig-economy organisation, do not provide a broad licence for legal non-compliance. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11077630/eBay-users-warned-to-declare-income-as-trader-is-jailed-for-tax-evasion.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11077... [2] https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/22/irs-tax-audit-ebay-seller-personal-finance-irs-worker-loses.html https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/22/irs-tax-audit-ebay-seller-...

rleigh 10y ago

When Uber and its employees and/or contractors are intentionally and knowingly breaking criminal laws, then they are absolutely liable to criminal charges. They don't get to ignore laws they disagree with any more than any other citizen would. It would be unreasonable and unfair to assume otherwise.

pitaj 10y ago
You're correct, but you're not arguing against what he said. OP made a moral argument, you're making a legal one.
SadWebDeveloper 10y ago
Almost any service we as developer built "are intentionally and knowingly breaking criminal law", either you are breaking local, state or federal laws or not complying with some standards that could face "criminal charges" therefore you are asking and giving the government the power to pretty much do anything they want. M sure in most of the countries, applying this will end in people rioting and vandalism.