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transportation is a basic infrastructural need. there is profound social harm done when demand from the wealthy forces prices to rise to the point where poor an
by metaphorm 13y ago
transportation is a basic infrastructural need. there is profound social harm done when demand from the wealthy forces prices to rise to the point where poor and middle class people cannot afford it.
- tcpekin 13y agoThe fact that Uber may charge more during peak hours does not eliminate the fact that the poor and middle class from using buses and subways, basic government supplied transportation, both of which are abundant in Manhattan. I don't really understand, at this point, how Uber could possibly cause social harm with flex pricing. If Uber was the only option, sure, and maybe that is what you're arguing. But I doubt the poor rely on Uber for transportation, and there are still several other options.