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It’s precisely BECAUSE the law hasn’t caught up that most of these exist the way that they do at all. Instacart, Postmates, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, etc. all make pr
by themagician 9y ago
It’s precisely BECAUSE the law hasn’t caught up that most of these exist the way that they do at all. Instacart, Postmates, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, etc. all make profit on the gap between what they pay and what the regulated equivalent pays. Their big competitive advantage is just lower costs by completely ignoring the law. We talk about “innovation” but then these services mostly operate on not paying employees, insurance, benefits, licensing, etc.
If I stop paying taxes and declare my consultancy a religion does that make my innovative? I’m instantly 40% more profitable than the next guy. You can “donate” via a mobile app too! It’s not a payment, it’s a donation. Please note the donation must be as it states on the invoic... err, donation services document.
- rileymat2 9y agoWith respect to Uber, the user experience is far better than a taxi cab. I would pay taxi cab prices for its level of service.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> Their big competitive advantage is just lower costs by completely ignoring the law This is disingenuous. Uber started out with Uber Black, which was attractive because of its customer service. UberX was only launched in response to Lyft. Airbnb skirted some necessary hotel laws, and many unnecessary ones. Agree on Postmates and other delivery services.
- zajd 9y agoAll of them ignored the law. If Uber was just Uber Black you might have a point.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> If Uber was just Uber Black you might have a point Uber launched Uber Black, and not UberX, because it was convinced a ride-sharing service would be shut down by authorities. When Lyft failed to be shut down, Uber panicked and responded. Next to this ambiguity are several cities' track records of racist, horrible cab drivers fully embracing their state-sponsored monopolies.
- matz1 9y agoif the government really care of it's citizen, they should do it directly, by providing low cost/free basic necessity or basic income, etc. This way their citizen is not "forced" to work with these company you deemed "exploitative"
- tertius 9y agoBasic income has to come from somewhere. Being forced to work i.e. be productive is very psychologically important. Now being forced to be a slave is a different story. What needs to happen here is for the government to step in when I crime is being committed. I.e. an employee is being paid less than promised.
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