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Re:Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers by sokoloff on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:32PM (#24645874)
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.

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Re:Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers by shirakawasuna on Saturday October 03, 2020 @12:37AM (#24669563)
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.
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