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Re:Who Pays the Price for Selling $10 Bills for $5? by username223 on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:07PM (#19583878)
> people working at these low-wage jobs don't have opportunities to do anything that would be more valued by society.

And that same society made Travis Kalanick the 115th richest person in the world. There are two sides to this equation, and shrugging your shoulders and saying "supply and demand" is taking a side.

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Re:Who Pays the Price for Selling $10 Bills for $5? by golergka on Friday April 05, 2019 @12:47PM (#19584416)
Yes, and after my life improved so significantly after old-style taxis have been replaced by taxi apps, I'm more than content with Kalanick's compensation.
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Re:Who Pays the Price for Selling $10 Bills for $5? by username223 on Saturday April 06, 2019 @10:51AM (#19590995)
Sweet. Those people who drive for less than minimum wage are mostly water, but they also contain proteins and other trace elements. A centrifuge can separate that out.
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