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To: Kaslin

Airnbnb and Uber fulfill a legitimate human need. You don’t want to pay for an overpriced hotel room or you need a fast, cheap ride to the airport?

Problems solved. You can negotiate with someone who would provide you with a place to stay or a ride at a reasonable cost and both parties benefit.

The only people opposed to share user services are companies who turf is threatened by them so they want to strangle their competition, with the help of politicians in their pockets.

Its crony capitalism, not the free market at work. Share user services are here to stay.


23 posted on 11/07/2015 6:52:57 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
The author references the situation in New York City with Uber.

What he didn't mention is that Uber is now working with the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission to shut down Lyft's operations in the city. As a side note, New York City is one of the only places I've seen where an Uber ride is more expensive than a regular taxi for the most common rides (from airports, for example).

See what happens when these companies that shovel out these "freedom and liberty" platitudes in their PR campaigns become dominant players in the market? They all become crony capitalists at the end of the day.

25 posted on 11/07/2015 6:57:44 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: goldstategop
Its crony capitalism, not the free market at work. Exactly. Share user services are here to stay. Hopefully
33 posted on 11/07/2015 7:43:47 AM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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