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You're being overly rude about this but I agree on the point you're trying to get across. Most of the taxis I've been in were also drove by people trying to sup
by dethstar 11y ago
You're being overly rude about this but I agree on the point you're trying to get across. Most of the taxis I've been in were also drove by people trying to support their family. They probably have a better salary and maybe even compensations. Uber is certainly not disruptor in the worker rights zone.
- icebraining 11y agoTaxi drivers got a terrible salary, with a huge amount of the income (as much as 45%, according to the Taxi Commission) going to the taxi companies which own the garages and medallions. In many cases, they had to pay to work, by dropping $50-$100 on the start of the shift to lease the medallion, before even knowing they would get enough rides to pay for it. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/opinion/new-york-s-taxi-drivers-need-disaster-relief.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/opinion/new-york-s-taxi-dr... http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/nyregion/driving-a-taxi-difficult-in-best-of-times-gets-tougher.html http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/nyregion/driving-a-taxi-di...