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Re:Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to free u... by SilasX on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @07:02PM (#19259644)
Exactly. I could understand if the tax were tailored to the ostensible goals:

- No Uber taxes outside of rush hour, since they're not contributing to congestion then.

- Money is specially allocated to mass transit projects and subsidies for Uber pools/Lyft lines at rush hour where they are carrying multiple passengers.

But of course, that's not the proposal, it's just another golden goose.

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Re:Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to free u... by gamblor956 on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @08:55PM (#19260208)
The money from this tax would be dedicated to mass transit projects.

It would be ridiculous to use the tax to subsidize Uber as they don't pay the tax, the riders do.

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