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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by VMG on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @05:44AM (#14602354)
> We really need pro-competition legislation to stop this sort of predatory capitalism.

That's a non-sequitur

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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by bogomipz on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @08:11AM (#14603002)
>"We really need pro-competition legislation to stop this sort of predatory capitalism."

This conclusion refers to the idea of VCs(billionaires) subsidizing rides in order to remove the entrenched player(taxis.) How is that a non-sequitur?

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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by mediocrejoker on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @10:19AM (#14603989)
It sounds like the parent poster is saying that "pro-competition legislation" would prevent a new company (funded by VCs) from competing with an entrenched industry (taxis).

I think the confusion stems from saying pro-competition legislation will prevent competition.

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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by VMG on Thursday June 22, 2017 @04:19AM (#14610845)
What's bad about VC billionaires giving cheap rides to other people?
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by bogomipz on Thursday June 22, 2017 @10:51AM (#14612618)
It wasn't my comment. I was just commenting on it not being a non-sequitur.
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