Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey
by lovehashbrowns on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:52PM
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> But it did provide a functioning cab network that was safe and predictable for decades.
I don't even know what world you're describing right now. With issues like "the credit card machine is down" to a cab never showing up despite how many calls I made.. the last word I'd ever use to describe cabs is "predictable." Even today, post-Uber.
Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey
by listenallyall on Thursday November 14, 2019 @09:03PM
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Carry some freaking cash.
"For decades" -- like, from the 1940s to the 2000s.
Fares were predictable. Still are in fact, they are actually painted on the exterior of the cab itself. Maybe you've noticed?
Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey
by dantheman on Thursday November 14, 2019 @10:54PM
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Taxis have hacked meters forever, take longer routes, and 'forget to turn on the meter' or the 'meter is broken' even today. There's a reason taxis have a fixed fare to manhattan from the airport.
Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey
by listenallyall on Thursday November 14, 2019 @11:51PM
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>> a fixed fare
like I said originally, "predictable." thx 4 confirming
Medallions being valued over $1 million is a pipe dream today. Today they are worth about 11% of that. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/mystery-buyer-s...
The green cabs exist.
Teslas were just approved for NYC taxi fleets. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-model-3-taxi-cab-ne...
Taxi emissions have been reduced dramatically: "The scientists report that overall fuel efficiency of the medallion taxi fleet climbed from 15.7 to 33.1 mpg, and corresponding estimates of nitric oxide (NO) and total particulate (PMT) exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively." https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/05/20190530-taxis.html
Nobody claims the medallion system was perfect, or that owners did not attempt to exploit their value. But it did provide a functioning cab network that was safe and predictable for decades. And despite holdign a lot of power, medallion owners are not immune from government regulations and competition aided by technology.