Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey

Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by jellicle on Thursday November 14, 2019 @10:01PM (#21541880)

I've read a dozen studies so far that indicate Uber increases traffic and congestion in cities it operates in. Quite a lot, actually. Increasing commute times by 40% or more in some of the studies. Venture capital is paying people to idle around the city, clogging the roads. It's a sort of denial of service attack.

"Uber and Lyft Admit They're Making Traffic Worse"

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/08/uber-lyft-tra...

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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by manigandham on Thursday November 14, 2019 @10:57PM (#21542087)

This is the normal outcome of more people going to more places. Ridesharing definitely increased the total amount of people taking cars that didn't before from a lack of options, but that's minor in terms of general population growth.

Traffic always increases over time, that's a natural thing that cities need to plan for. It's great motivation to build public transportation instead of complaining about Uber helping people get around.

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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by mav3rick on Thursday November 14, 2019 @10:13PM (#21541922)

You didn't answer the core point. People don't sit at home if there are no taxis. That's never happened. And if cyclists take cars now, it's probably because it's safer to do so than riding around traffic. These aren't bad things.

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