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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by crdoconnor on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:05AM (#16078291)
I think Goldman Sachs took an Uber stake around the time it dumped it's medallions.

So the identity of the rent seekers at the top hasn't even changed. But you use an app now... so, yay?

I think anybody who takes a rent seekers' side over even the most despicable politician doesn't deserve to live in a Democracy.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by rtx on Friday January 05, 2018 @11:16AM (#16079475)
As a rent seeker, democracy protects me.
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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by crdoconnor on Saturday January 06, 2018 @09:19AM (#16085341)
No, as a rent seeker donations to politicians and think tanks protect you. More democracy puts your rents at risk.
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