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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by eridius on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @07:43PM (#4786451)
I don't know anything about CPUC so I can't really answer that question, but the lawsuit isn't about the licensing. The lawsuit is about Uber being "unfair", with no explanation for what that means. The only hint is that taxi drivers are seeing lower incomes, and the implication is that the lower incomes must somehow mean that Uber is being "unfair" rather than simply being a consequence of competition.
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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by eli on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @07:53PM (#4786491)
Well, you should probably read the actual complaint before deciding anything. You can see the whole thing at the bottom of this article: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/11/14/class-action-lawsui...

IANAL and I don't know if the lawsuit has merit, but there is slightly more to it then just someone stamping their foot and yelling, "Unfair!"

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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by sk5t on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @08:52PM (#4786683)
Unqualified statements of "X is unfair" are quite popular with unions in the northeast, to protest the hiring of any non-union labor. I guess one can't accuse them of libel or slander for accusations of "unfairness."
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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by tedunangst on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @09:34PM (#4786782)
Oversimplified summaries of 'Y said "X is unfair"' are quite popular on the Internet. :)
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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by sk5t on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @10:36PM (#4786942)
To clarify: trade unions hoist signs and distribute leaflets that literally say "[so-and-so] IS UNFAIR." It's the phrase "is unfair" to which I'm reacting--it's not a summary or simplification of anything else.
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