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Delver Rootnose

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7. This is why cab companies became regulated.

Reply to FrodosPet (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 11, 2016, 03:58 PM

Jan 2016

Face it uber is an unregulated, illegal in many places, cab company. There are cab regulations for a reason relating to safety for passengers and for drivers.

Uber should be regulated.

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Uber cheerleader "Uberman" quits(?) over fare reductions, including Detroit's 30 cents per mile [View all] FrodosPet Jan 2016 OP

The numbers don't make any sense as a business except for the guys who own Uber... Human101948 Jan 2016 #1

From a selfish perspective, this is good news FrodosPet Jan 2016 #2

This is why cab companies became regulated. Delver Rootnose Jan 2016 #7

The only person I know who is a Uber driver SheilaT Jan 2016 #3

Yes, Uber issues 1099s to independent contractors! FrodosPet Jan 2016 #4

Good to know. Thanks. SheilaT Jan 2016 #5

I know a left winger in the SF Bay Area that drives for Uber AZ Progressive Jan 2016 #8

Even better to know they attract all kinds. SheilaT Jan 2016 #9

In Reversal, Some Drivers Ditching Uber and Lyft for Cabs FrodosPet Jan 2016 #6