Cab Drivers, Uber, and the Costs of Racism

Re:Cab Drivers, Uber, and the Costs of Racism by fusiongyro on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @03:05PM (#4844396)

I don't know anything about cabs, but the article makes it sound to me like we're talking about a $5 difference here. If you can afford $20 on a cab ride you can probably afford $25. We're not talking about the difference between millionaires and people living below the poverty line.

Class discrimination isn't great, but it's certainly better than race discrimination, insofar as it is possible to change your class (however difficult that may be) and not your race. It's a step.

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Re:Cab Drivers, Uber, and the Costs of Racism by jack-r-abbit on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @06:31PM (#4845428)

And on that note, is it even class discrimination to sell a product/service that not everyone can afford? It sounds to me that Uber offers some extra value/convenience (for every customer) that traditional cabs don't and that will cost you a little extra.

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