Uber and Lyft expected to prevail in CA ballot measure

Re:Uber and Lyft expected to prevail in CA ballot measure by joe-collins on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @03:09AM (#24987214)

I doubt that AB5 was itself the target of much particular care.

Prop 22 is viable this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the dire straits so many are in. It's supported by those who need any source of income they can lay claim to, no matter its quality, and by those who know someone like that, and so on. In a year (or a society) in which fewer people were so desperate, I would very much like to believe that this perverted lawbuying would be shot down by a wide margin.

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Re:Uber and Lyft expected to prevail in CA ballot measure by bsder on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @03:19AM (#24987258)

That's an interesting observation. I didn't really think about the fact that a lot of people may be quite desperate and that Uber/Lyft just going away (which they wouldn't dare--but that was the threat) immediately might be quite bad for a lot of people right now.

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Re:Uber and Lyft expected to prevail in CA ballot measure by alentist on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @04:07AM (#24987473)

Wasn’t this put to a vote? Why do you call it “lawbuying”? Because you don’t like the result?

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