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Shouldn't I have to factor in all externalities into my choice of transportation, and use the one that's the best choice overall? Why should I pay for the full
by jpetso 8y ago
Shouldn't I have to factor in all externalities into my choice of transportation, and use the one that's the best choice overall? Why should I pay for the full price of my car but get a discount from Uber for offloading costs onto other people? (Note that I'm not saying Uber is actually doing this, that's just what the ruling implies.)
If the two can't compare on equal footing then sure, why not skip the Uber instead.
- lliamander 8y agoIt's not an externality. An externality is "[a] cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit" (source: Wikipedia). The Uber drivers are choosing to incur that cost by their contractual agreement with Uber.