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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by kamaal on Friday January 05, 2018 @04:39AM (#16077572)
>>How about we improve public transport?

That sort of costs money, hence taxes. Which no one can agree upon, as everyone has their own list of what's important for them.

>>Why does someone have to profit for something that you agree is a “pain?”

Because people have to get paid, infrastructure and operations have to be expanded and world needs to run.

Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by virusduck on Friday January 05, 2018 @12:27PM (#16079988)
> That sort of costs money, hence taxes.

Indeed. And Uber is no different. The cost of our cheap rides is still paid by the wealthy, in this case VCs and other investors.