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Where I live anyone can be a cab. You raise your hand on any street any time of day and some car will stop. As a result, prices are normally 3 times lower compa

by snitko 12y ago

Where I live anyone can be a cab. You raise your hand on any street any time of day and some car will stop. As a result, prices are normally 3 times lower compared to the US. You negotiate the price with drivers beforehand and you don't have to tip them because all of the money go directly into the driver's pocket. I've never heard anyone complain about this system. Now tell me how is this a bad idea?

nodata 12y ago
Your argument is that cheapest must be best? Try safety of the passenger, upkeep of the vehicle, all the other reasons mentioned elsewhere on this page...
- Dylan16807 12y ago
  Licensing is good for safety. Upkeep as part of safety is important, otherwise not. If they neglect to keep the car working they'll drop out of the market, no harm done. If they neglect to keep it pretty no harm is done.
- snitko 12y ago
  My argument is that market should decide. If some people want cheap and unsafe, let them have it. If some people want expensive and licenced - let them have it too. In Europe and the US you currently have a situation where those who want a cheaper ride essentially subsidize those who value safety more. That is in no way fair.
  - claudius 12y ago
    > My argument is that market should decide. Or maybe, just maybe, the people should decide instead of random companies who don’t pay taxes. And ‘the people’ usually decide by voting for their favourite MP who can then implement their wishes. Laws regarding regulation of taxis did not fall down one day and then were accepted as the god-given rights of taxi drivers but were implemented because the general population thought them to be a good thing™. It’s not up to Uber to decide otherwise.
    - snitko 12y ago
      I just don't understand, how is it that in your mind voting is a better way to let consumers decide than actually giving them choice? Alright, let me stop right here. I know where this is going. You like state and regulations. I don't. I think each individual should decide on his own with his own money he spends or doesn't spend.
      - ZenPro 12y ago
        Feel free to hand back the medical care and schooling you received as a child before you had money to spend. Oh wait, you needed the State then. Now it just seems inconvenient to you.
        snitko 12y ago
        For those things you're talking about my parents paid their fair share of taxes, not me. You have to realize, it's parents who pay for their children's education and healthcare, not children themselves: this is true whether we're talking about public or private. But even if you were right and indeed it is me who is supposed to be paying taxes now for my education in the past, then this sounds a lot like this: - Here, have a free sandwich - Ok, thanks - You ate it? Now give me $10. in other words, a scam.
        ZenPro 12y ago
        A scam that has halted rampant infant mortality rates. I wish we had more scams like that. Your naivete is breathtaking.

by snitko 12y ago

nodata 12y ago

Your argument is that cheapest must be best? Try safety of the passenger, upkeep of the vehicle, all the other reasons mentioned elsewhere on this page...

Dylan16807 12y ago
Licensing is good for safety. Upkeep as part of safety is important, otherwise not. If they neglect to keep the car working they'll drop out of the market, no harm done. If they neglect to keep it pretty no harm is done.
snitko 12y ago
My argument is that market should decide. If some people want cheap and unsafe, let them have it. If some people want expensive and licenced - let them have it too. In Europe and the US you currently have a situation where those who want a cheaper ride essentially subsidize those who value safety more. That is in no way fair.
- claudius 12y ago
  > My argument is that market should decide. Or maybe, just maybe, the people should decide instead of random companies who don’t pay taxes. And ‘the people’ usually decide by voting for their favourite MP who can then implement their wishes. Laws regarding regulation of taxis did not fall down one day and then were accepted as the god-given rights of taxi drivers but were implemented because the general population thought them to be a good thing™. It’s not up to Uber to decide otherwise.
  - snitko 12y ago
    I just don't understand, how is it that in your mind voting is a better way to let consumers decide than actually giving them choice? Alright, let me stop right here. I know where this is going. You like state and regulations. I don't. I think each individual should decide on his own with his own money he spends or doesn't spend.
    - ZenPro 12y ago
      Feel free to hand back the medical care and schooling you received as a child before you had money to spend. Oh wait, you needed the State then. Now it just seems inconvenient to you.
      - snitko 12y ago
        For those things you're talking about my parents paid their fair share of taxes, not me. You have to realize, it's parents who pay for their children's education and healthcare, not children themselves: this is true whether we're talking about public or private. But even if you were right and indeed it is me who is supposed to be paying taxes now for my education in the past, then this sounds a lot like this: - Here, have a free sandwich - Ok, thanks - You ate it? Now give me $10. in other words, a scam.
        ZenPro 12y ago
        A scam that has halted rampant infant mortality rates. I wish we had more scams like that. Your naivete is breathtaking.