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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by IsaacL on Sunday August 21, 2016 @08:46AM (#12330730)
The taxi drivers in this story are not being "forced into jobs". They're forcing others (app developers) to give them money. Or they're forcing customers to use their services over someone else.

Don't equivocate on the word "force". If you get the government to make people do things, that's force. If people aren't giving you money they are not "forcing" you to work for your money.

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by manicdee on Sunday August 21, 2016 @11:05PM (#12333842)
Is my landlord forcing me to work for money by threatening to evict me for not paying rent?

Is my grocer forcing me to work for money when they demand payment for the food I want to eat?

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by drewgross on Monday August 22, 2016 @12:46AM (#12334167)
No they are not. They are demanding money, but they don't care if you inherited it, worked for it, found it, etc.
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