Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown

Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by tomtheelder on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:22PM (#17719599)

A congestion tax? That seems very unlikely to me, I would be shocked if car owners/users were not wealthier almost across the board.

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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by bunderbunder on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:37PM (#17719724)

Well, car owners living in Manhattan, anyway. I doubt the same is true for FHV drivers coming in from further out.

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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by CydeWeys on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @06:25PM (#17720094)

There aren't many poor people commuting into Manhattan every day using a car. You'd be spending way more on fuel and parking than the monthly MTA ticket costs.

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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by bunderbunder on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @06:49PM (#17720279)

Well, if you're an FHV driver, MTA won't cut it, since you can't take it on the train with you, and you need it to do your job. On the upside, given the nature of the work, you shouldn't have to worry too much about parking costs.

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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by admax88q on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @07:38PM (#17720561)

With a for hire vehicle any congestion tax you had to pay should be passed on to your customers.

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Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown by ahoy on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @05:51PM (#17719821)

In my (admittedly anecdotal) experience, the poorest here don't have cars.

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