“There is Nothing good in life that cannot be turned to crap when Government gets involved” L.Star
Age and price controls always fail. These idiots don’t know economics or history. Somebody dig up dick Nixon.
It's just a lazy fee.
Leftards are financial lunatics. They never learn. Look how the mandatory $20 minimum wage has had negative consequences for California. Facts be damned as these leftards plow ahead with their failed agendas.
Not a single social engineer on the planet has any idea what he’s doing.
Given today’s world, I don’t trust the safety of any prepared food that is delivered, especially by a 3rd party service. Food in sealed containers from a grocery store? Fine. Otherwise, nope. Especially if said delivery service finds out I am not a leftist and they are.
“Hi, I’m from the Government and I’m here to help.”
When will they learn? There’s no such thing as ‘minimum wage’ when there’s a job nobody will do for the wage offered. The market fixes the rate. If it doesn’t work, for worker or consumer, then it stops.
Maybe everyone should be a blacksmith - then complain they don’t have work or income. Or, move on to something that is in demand, with people willing to pay - the market will sort it out.
This whole idea of ‘mandating a standard of living’ by wage manipulation never works.
Of course, the REAL reason they try is to run on a ‘I care platform’ - to get elected. So it’s really about power and money at the expense of low income folks.
Moral of the story...
governments should not be involved in running businesses or mandating anything from businesses or even suggesting anything to businesses. Safety regulations are okay, though that can go too far too.
Drivers will stop servicing those customers who are lousy tippers, which will mean fewer unproductive trips and higher average wages.
I said $35 for a cheese pizza was the problem. Get off your butt and go to the cafe to pick it up yourself!!
G D millenials anyway.
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help. “
-Ronald Regan
Politicians lookin’ out for da little people. ROTFLMAO!
I think “Economic” Nobel Prize winners should have to pay a “fee” of $499.99 to have Uber Bites to deliver their pizza.
The “invisible hand” as described by Adam Smith at work.
The government can make all the laws and regulations they want but the market place will decide what works and what does not work.
Food delivery is not normally a necessity. It is a luxury item where the consumer decides if their time is more valuable then the cost of delivery.
Some think it is but as the cost goes up the value to the customer goes down.
Governments can regulate the charge but they can not force people to buy.
This is predictable as the sun rising in the east.
As an independent contractor in Pennsylvania, the state makes the company I work for pay time and a half for anything over 40hrs/week. I would gladly work for my regular rate, but because of this law, I never get overtime when working in Pa. Yea, liberals suck.
Deliveries are only desirable if they are considered a reasonable alternative to going to the store and picking the food up. For $4.99, I’d say that a lot of people feel like it’s a better choice to just go get the food. Or cook something at home.