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arendt

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4. Uber is Robbery

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 13, 2016, 10:20 PM

Jun 2016

Taxi drivers pay tens of thousands of dollars for "medallions" - licenses to operate. They buy them in the expectation that they can be resold.

As long as laws are enforced, the value of medallions will be driven by supply and demand. Uber just barges in with no license. They are literally stealing money from drivers who made a major investment and played by the rules.

If Uber were honest, they would buy medallions. But then they would be bound by those inconvenient regulations.

Fuck Uber and it's libertarian pick CEO, Travis Kalineck. Making billions by dismantling the government.

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Uber ban @ Boston Convention and Exhibition Center? [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 OP

As a general principle, I'm not in favor of the govt. picking winners & losers. nt jonno99 Apr 2016 #1

I use Uber all the time now left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 #2

Exactly. I understand the argument that taxi unions suffer and/or are at a jonno99 Apr 2016 #3

Uber is Robbery arendt Jun 2016 #4