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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by lovehashbrowns on Thursday November 14, 2019 @08:52PM (#21541577)
> 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.

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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by listenallyall on Thursday November 14, 2019 @09:03PM (#21541631)
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?

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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by dantheman on Thursday November 14, 2019 @10:54PM (#21542078)
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.
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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by listenallyall on Thursday November 14, 2019 @11:51PM (#21542274)
>> a fixed fare

like I said originally, "predictable." thx 4 confirming

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