Re:Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
by shirakawasuna on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @06:22PM
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The replies to this comment forget that the demand is there regardless and that if margins are so thin, the cost can be passed on to those who take ubers/lyfts - disproportionately those who make more money.
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Re:Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
by sokoloff on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:32PM
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If you doubled the price of Uber/Lyft rides, I suspect the demand is cut by more than 50%.
I find Uber (and Lyft) more convenient than taxis, but also compelling because they're not as absurdly expensive as taxis.
Re:Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
by shirakawasuna on Saturday October 03, 2020 @12:37AM
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Unless the typical uber ride is an hour long, the price would not be doubled. And I see no reason that demand would go down in a way that is worth the trade-off of exploitation and forcing people to go on without living wages.