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Re:Justice Department sues Uber for overcharging people with... by recursive4 on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @03:07PM (#29179943)
Respectfully, I don't think we can say axiomatically that welfare is enhanced in the aggregate by Uber stakeholders ({drivers|employees|shareholders}) sacrificing in favor of the disabled because the Nth degree ethical consequences are unknowable.
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Re:Justice Department sues Uber for overcharging people with... by whimsicalism on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @03:14PM (#29180034)
My claim is that there is nothing about Pareto efficiency that is ethically preferable to a situation in which more people are better off.

Arguing that this policy would render some consensual exchanges illicit is irrelevant, because I don't think the most ethical outcome is axiomatically realized by solely consensual exchange without any coercion.

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