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Re:Canada seeks to end Uber's tax advantage over taxi companies by _jal on Thursday March 23, 2017 @11:46PM (#13946431)
> Uber has been able to provide a competitive service by legally structuring themselves in a way maximizes return for the themselves, for the driver, but still keeps costs low client due to say structuring.

In fact, they haven't. They're taking a huge loss on subsidies to the fares.

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Re:Canada seeks to end Uber's tax advantage over taxi companies by sten on Friday March 24, 2017 @11:12AM (#13949404)
That the maximum is a loss doesn't negate it's place as the maximum. They could do worse for themselves. A house could burn down faster.
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Re:Canada seeks to end Uber's tax advantage over taxi companies by _jal on Saturday March 25, 2017 @10:07AM (#13955687)
Of course. I was pointing out that they are not keeping costs low. They are just unsustainably subsidizing them.
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