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Re:The Gig Economy’s False Promise by AJ007 on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:09PM (#14080402)
It would seem that up until this point, Uber+Lyft has represented the transfer of billions of dollars from very wealthy individuals and organizations, to the lower working class.

There is another paradox here, that poor people use Uber+Lyft too. Most municipalities within the US do not have a functional, cheap public transportation systems.

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Re:The Gig Economy’s False Promise by killjoywashere on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:55PM (#14080937)
> Most municipalities within the US do not have a functional, cheap public transportation systems

Partially brought about by the oil companies buying up electric trolley systems and dismantling them. Partially brought on by the subsidized post-war housing boom, which fostered suburban expansion, making the last mile a difficult problem for public transit to conquer. And partially brought on by the rise of the automobile itself. The exuberance of the post-war US allowed a lot of people to be blinded to what was happening.

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