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> Back to running up the meter, ignoring me when it rains, and have mercy if you are disabled or have a dog. Why is this argument always coming up? "Uber does
by alkonaut 5y ago
> Back to running up the meter, ignoring me when it rains, and have mercy if you are disabled or have a dog.
Why is this argument always coming up? "Uber does good stuff because the competition (taxis) suck"?
If there is a good taxi market, then there are excellent taxi companies. I book one on an app, I see where it is, I pay in the app. I did for a decade. What's the problem?
The problem is that there was a medallion system in some cities, that make taxis suck. The solution to bad regulation obviously can't be having a company just circumvent it.
To Judge the profitability of Uber, look at how it does in every citi where there is good competition. Because any city can do that, with the flip of a switch. Just deregulate taxis and Uber is a taxi company among others.
- kelnos 5y ago> The solution to bad regulation obviously can't be having a company just circumvent it. And yet it turns out that was the solution for many cities. Because otherwise I didn't see those bad medallion systems changing.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago> The solution to bad regulation obviously can't be having a company just circumvent it. Why is that "obvious"? A lot of our society functions because rules get ignored where necessary.
- alkonaut 5y agoThe solution to the problem of a company operating outside the (spirit) of the law is usually adjusting the law (clarifying, removing), or cracking down on the violation. That is progress regardless. Just accepting the status quo is pretty strange though. But new labor regulations etc have already been added in some of the markets.