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christx30

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15. There was a ride share app

Reply to ripcord (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 02:09 PM

Sep 2014

that was based in Austin a couple of years ago. The city banned them from operating. They only give out so many taxi licenses per year and the app people were cutting into the business of the taxi service.

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Uber Defends Slashing Drivers� Rates Amid LA Protest [View all] C Moon Sep 2014 OP

Only 50... but you gotta start somewhere rpannier Sep 2014 #1

German Court Bans Uber Service Nationwide jakeXT Sep 2014 #2

So, they're skirting the law to begin with, now... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #3

"Skirting the law" is mild..... to begin with their drivers don't have CDL groundloop Sep 2014 #7

I know in California they don't need a CDL ripcord Sep 2014 #10

There was a ride share app christx30 Sep 2014 #15

And who could blame them? Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #18

There are some times that I would have loved christx30 Sep 2014 #19

Sounds like they need a union, heh heh stuffmatters Sep 2014 #4

Sounds like you're right. marble falls Sep 2014 #12

I have never figured out what is supposed to be so great about this, Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2014 #5

Another neo-liberal "startup" company with the backing of Goldman-Sachs coyote Sep 2014 #6

Could someone help me understand how this thing works? I don't understand. JVS Sep 2014 #8

All payment goes through their app, the "ride sharing" claim is a fraud groundloop Sep 2014 #9

That is exactly it. Marrah_G Sep 2014 #11

weird... bongo_x Sep 2014 #13

A former colleague works for their main competitor, Lyft. KamaAina Sep 2014 #14

They are. philosslayer Sep 2014 #20

That's the other way around KamaAina Sep 2014 #21

Uber is a master of Newspeak Retrograde Sep 2014 #16

+1 C Moon Sep 2014 #17