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"Let Uber put taxis out of business, as sometimes seems its intention, and there'd be no check on its "surge" pricing and no way at all for ordinary people to g
by cypherpunks01 13y ago
"Let Uber put taxis out of business, as sometimes seems its intention, and there'd be no check on its "surge" pricing and no way at all for ordinary people to get around."
No way at all for ordinary people to get around? Is this a joke? As far as I'm aware, ordinary people take ordinary transportation, like, you know, subways, buses, bikes and such.
- pessimizer 13y agoAre you trying to say that ordinary people don't take taxis?
- vdaniuk 13y agoNo, he doesn't. And it's pretty obvious what he means: that primary method of transportation for most people is public transport and price hikes during the scarcity periods will be a minor inconvenience as many other transportation means are available.
- pessimizer 13y agoIt's not that obvious to me. As a person who doesn't drive, taxis are crucial to my getting around, and I have to take one at least once or twice a month. edit: and to make it very clear, I can think of three jobs that I would have had to quit if reasonably priced taxis weren't available.