Re:Who Pays the Price for Selling $10 Bills for $5?
by danaris on Friday April 05, 2019 @11:51AM
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But this is not a structural problem with the taxi industry: it is a problem with the current implementation in certain areas.
Other places have recognized the need to make taxi service more modern and less horrible and made changes—having their own ride-hailing apps for the local taxi service, for instance.
Not everywhere is New York City.
Re:Who Pays the Price for Selling $10 Bills for $5?
by barry-cotter on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:12PM
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Indeed, not everywhere is New York City. Some places are worse, like San Francisco. Possibly there are places that are worse again. Certainly I would never get a taxi in Southeast Asia if I could possibly get an Uber.
Re:Who Pays the Price for Selling $10 Bills for $5?
by danaris on Friday April 05, 2019 @06:57PM
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The point is that there's no specific reason that the taxi industry "deserves" to be terminated with extreme prejudice by disruptive startups.
Even given its current state in the places you name, I don't believe that justifies handing over billions of dollars to sleazes like the ones at Uber, especially given that the people who do the actual work to make them that money are often working at what works out to less than minimum wage.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
It is an enormous pity that the taxi industry has not been disrupted more. If better service in every possible way is what disruption looks like count me in. Bring it on.