techlover14159

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Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities(reuters.com)
883 points by techlover14159 9y ago|559 comments
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by techlover14159 10y ago
It is definitely unfair that a completely new class of competition is allowed which doesn't have to pay this 150k "medallion" fee. Instead of this 20c fee it would be fair to either reimburse the 150k fee to existing owners o
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by techlover14159 10y ago
Low interest rates are another culprit that few seem to identify. If that robot purchase can be financed with a 0.5% loan then it is suddenly very cost efficient to replace workers. There are other factors that come into play as well like o
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by techlover14159 10y ago
That is the scary part. If you include other dependent jobs like service industries (hospitality/truck repair etc) related to trucking/transport it might be north of 10%.
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by techlover14159 10y ago
I believe what makes the current iteration of technology making jobs redundant unique is the speed/frequency with which this is happening. In the past the process was slow enough for the next generation to train for the next set of ski
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by techlover14159 10y ago
One thing to keep in mind is that the demand of services is fairly elastic. If the cost of legal services go down dramatically the demand will go up quite a bit. The reason many people don't use these services is because of cost and de
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by techlover14159 10y ago
If real estate producing rent is taxed it is definitely passed on to the tenant in the form of increased rent. It is just a cost of running a business. Real estate taxes are in principle very similar to taxing a robot. It will be passed on
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by techlover14159 11y ago
Wow. This is amazing!