Re:Uber hit by legal setback in Europe
by rayiner on Thursday May 11, 2017 @01:13PM
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What's so bad about taxi unions? The drivers make a decent wage and the profits are kept locally among numerous small businesses. Is it really better to make the system more efficient, just to have to gains shipped off to billionaires in California?
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Re:Uber hit by legal setback in Europe
by blacksmythe on Thursday May 11, 2017 @06:05PM
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>> have to gains shipped off to billionaires in California?
Your argument can be applied to any industry. So yes, it's better to make the system more efficient so millions of people can enjoy safe and effective transportation
It can, and it should be.
The more I think about it, the more I see economic efficiency as a double-edged sword. Too little of it, and you have bad services and lots of waste. Too much of it, and people involved in delivering goods and services spend most of their lives working and yet can barely get by.
As long as it's people who work in businesses, we need to keep in mind that they want to live a happy life too.
your view of economic efficiency borders on Marxism-Communism, and I bet you have never actually experienced living in a communist country
If trying to avoid excessive abuse and exploitation of other people qualifies as bordering on Marxism-Communism these days, then I guess it's time for me to start wearing red...
Re:Uber hit by legal setback in Europe
by statictype on Friday May 12, 2017 @03:30AM
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>What's so bad about taxi unions?
It makes transport more expensive. Uber makes it cheaper.