Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
by accountyaccount on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @12:36PM
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This is too short-sighted. In my city a lot of people use Uber INSTEAD of readily available public transit (anecdotal observation). That's kind of a bad deal if it's a widespread truth. This would continue to hurt public transportation funding over time.
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
by davidf18 on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @01:08PM
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Ummm...are you arguing against better customer value? Because taxi-like services are now more affordable for more people that is a bad thing?
Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
by Sharlin on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @02:05PM
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Uh. Please decide whether you're arguing for increased customer value or decreased emissions.
Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
by davidf18 on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @06:13PM
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With Uber Pool you can have both. People can choose to use Uber pool and in exchange for a bit of additional time for transit, save both money and save the environment. Win Win (lose as far as time).
Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
by accountyaccount on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @08:42PM
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Still a net loss against public transportation, the current savings are also largely driven by artificially low fares that Uber subsidizes with driver bonuses (to undercut the market).
Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
by accountyaccount on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @02:13PM
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Capitalism isn't the best way to solve public infrastructure problems.
Public transportation better serves: the poor, those without smartphones, people with small children, people in trafficked areas, the handicapped...
Uber/Lyft fails on all of the above in most areas it serves, and potentially decreases overall public transit use (which hurts funding overall).