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"In Portland, the commissioner in charge of the city’s Bureau of Transportation was furious enough at Uber that he suggested Portland should amend its regulatio
by oconnor663 12y ago
"In Portland, the commissioner in charge of the city’s Bureau of Transportation was furious enough at Uber that he suggested Portland should amend its regulations to allow Lyft — one of Uber’s biggest competitors — instead of Uber, to operate in the city."
This is basically admitting that the whole "for the safety of the consumer" thing is an act. This is not the reaction of a man who actually thinks taxi regulations are needed.
- ChuckFrank 12y agoThat's not his point. His point was a) Uber and Lyft are illegal and b) if we were to let this happen, he would personally want the team that was good negotiating partners, as opposed to the thugs and a*holes on the other team. (edited for proper pronoun use.)
- carsongross 12y agoWhat does that mean, "thugs and a##holes"? Is Uber depriving people of their property or forcing them to do something against their will? Are they driving around blaring unpopular music and loudly pointing out poor fashion choices? I'm no huge fan of Uber, but when I read this story it isn't Uber that strikes me as acting like thuggish a##holes.
- edgyswingset 12y agoRather than working with city officials and lawmakers, they're just ignoring them and doing whatever the hell they want. That is thuggish behavior.
- Dylan16807 12y agoNo it's not. Thug is a term of violence.