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The replies to this comment forget that the demand is there regardless and that if margins are so thin, the cost can be passed on to those who take ubers/lyfts
by shirakawasuna 6y ago
The replies to this comment forget that the demand is there regardless and that if margins are so thin, the cost can be passed on to those who take ubers/lyfts - disproportionately those who make more money.
- sokoloff 6y agoIf you doubled the price of Uber/Lyft rides, I suspect the demand is cut by more than 50%. I find Uber (and Lyft) more convenient than taxis, but also compelling because they're not as absurdly expensive as taxis.
- shirakawasuna 6y agoUnless the typical uber ride is an hour long, the price would not be doubled. And I see no reason that demand would go down in a way that is worth the trade-off of exploitation and forcing people to go on without living wages.