Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seattle law goes into effect

Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by malvim on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:45PM (#25589368)

> But if you're on the lower income scale and you need Uber to help you get between your second and third job (because you can't afford a car and public transit is unreliable) or you need it to get to a doctor's appointment, this kind of change is a big deal.

Well, in this line of thinking, you should just tell people to quit their third job and go drive an Uber, I hear they'll be paying more as a minimum wage...

There's no excuse to keep people in poverty because other people are poor.

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Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by sparrish on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @11:28PM (#25589608)

I guess you missed the part where the you don't have a car.

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Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by tmpz22 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @12:16AM (#25589831)

Uber provides financing for new cars, which I believe becomes a sort of entrapment as they then have to work long hours for uber to keep up with the car payments. You ever notice how so many uber drivers have brand new expensive cars?

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Re:Uber will charge significantly more per trip as new Seatt... by toast0 on Thursday December 31, 2020 @05:11AM (#25591330)

It's been a while since I saw the terms for Uber leases, but I thought they were easy to end, amd no mileage limits. So, you shouldn't end up entraped; if it's not worth while, give the car back once you find a better job (which could be not having one, depending on the real costs and income)

If the terms are more onerous than I remember, maybe you can get stuck.

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