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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Friday January 05, 2018 @12:13AM (#16076722)
> You could say people voted with their wallets.

You could say it, but that's not how democracy or legitimate government and lawmaking works. And in Uber's case, the wallets voting are a few investors who subsidized the customers.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by kamaal on Friday January 05, 2018 @04:34AM (#16077554)
For better or worse, thats how it should work. Failure of centrally planned economies all across the globe says something.

Markets don't have elections and most politicians/bureaucrats don't exactly have the competency to decide what should be good for everyone. Letting people vote with their wallets has largely worked.

Of course no system is perfect, but this is as fair as it gets.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Friday January 05, 2018 @07:09PM (#16082902)
> For better or worse, thats how it should work. Failure of centrally planned economies all across the globe says something.

This issue has nothing to do with central planning. Free market theory does not support legal anarchy. It really should work that businesses can do whatever they want, irrespective of the law? Can they murder? Steal? Damage your property and life? It's absurd.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by crdoconnor on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:21AM (#16078362)
The centrally planned NHS achieves similar public health outcomes to the US for less than half of the cost.

The excellent Cuban health system achieves the same for roughly 1/10th the cost.

Which part of "double the price same product" counts largely "worked" and why do you want me to give up my cheaper system for yours?

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by megaman22 on Friday January 05, 2018 @10:03AM (#16078967)
We can discuss the efficiency of a market-based health care system when such a thing exists. The current system is as artificial and corrupted as the taxi medallion situation.

If only I could walk into a health care facility and see the prices posted on the wall for various procedures, or get an estimate upfront, the way I can at any auto garage...

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by crdoconnor on Friday January 05, 2018 @10:27AM (#16079132)
No true scotsman...
Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by whb07 on Friday January 05, 2018 @09:24AM (#16078723)
Well, this isn’t my point of view but the US largely subsidizes the medicine and research for the rest of the world when it comes to health. Just look at the number of medical innovations year coming the rest of the world COMBINED vs the US. Clearly there’s some free riding happening by the rest.

Furthermore, don’t ever say “excellent Cuban” anything. There’s a reason why people try to cross shark infested waters on dingy rafts from Cuba to Key West, Florida. People vote with their feet and wallets.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by Fricken on Friday January 05, 2018 @04:01AM (#16077465)
What makes a government legit? People support it.

What makes Uber legit? People support it.

Although I guess a government doesn't need the support of the people to maintain legitimacy, it just needs to be able to maintain a monopoly on violence. And if Uber had a monopoly on the taxi industry maybe it wouldn't need the people's support either.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Friday January 05, 2018 @07:07PM (#16082898)
> What makes a government legit? People support it.

> What makes Uber legit? People support it.

Really? Uber has the legitimacy of government? Wow.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by 659087 on Friday January 05, 2018 @09:10AM (#16078631)
It's not hard to gain support when you're selling dollars bills for half price.