'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010)

Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by ajamesm on Sunday December 25, 2016 @10:07PM (#13256711)

If 100k lives are at stake, then a $175 permit is the kind of pocket change you can work out after the fact, not a reason to uproot and relocate.

The argument is disingenuous on its face.

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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by employee8000 on Sunday December 25, 2016 @10:27PM (#13256768)

(Uber employee) Read the story, not the headlines. The $175 permit only required verified insurance and training for the drivers. That's it. It wasn't a safety inspection at all. They didn't ensure that the cars were safe. It was simply bureaucracy.

Plus, based on the actual law written, Uber's implementation wasn't covered under the permit. Uber has hundreds of lawyers, I'm pretty sure they know what they are doing. Why should they get a permit that they don't need to?

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Re:'All I wanted to do is build a house' (2010) by Johnny555 on Monday December 26, 2016 @03:03AM (#13257442)

Plus additional reporting requirements. I think that's what they wanted to avoid, not a $150 permit for a $50,000 car.

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