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Where does the cost saving vs black cabs come from? Is it from drivers working for less mostly (I have seen example calculations that claim that)? Then the fun
by Certhas 9y ago
Where does the cost saving vs black cabs come from? Is it from drivers working for less mostly (I have seen example calculations that claim that)?
Then the fundamental innovation of Uber is not to make things more efficient but to eliminate labor laws, workers safe guards and unions.
In my books, your convenience is not really a good argument for getting rid of those.
- k-mcgrady 9y agoI think you've missed my point. I agree with Uber losing their license. They need to be a better corporate citizen. I think they can do that and still offer a lot of benefits.
- zimablue 9y agoUnions aren't a good way to set prices. Wages in each industry shouldn't be set by how hard it is to unionize them and how well they capture regulators to ban competition. We need to find a better way. Noone in London sheds a tear for black cab drivers, Uber just exposed the extent of their price fixing racket. The innovation in making it much much faster and easier to hail a cab.