I'm having troubles to figure out who's right in the

In the US it should be uber. Free market capitalism should always win out over unions.

Who provides the better service?

>>722973449
Are there Uber taxi? Do they get hard time from the regular taxi drivers? Are they attacking them?

>>722973716
that kinda depends on the driver.

about a year ago, i got rid of my iphone in favor of a cheap flip phone, so i don't really use uber any more.

if i need public transportation and can afford to stand around for a while, i'll usually just take the bus/train or something depending on where i am and what's available.

>>722973259
Why don't I just start making hotdogs in my garage and sell them at football games?
Oh right, there's safety regulations.
Same thing for taxis- they have to have special permits and background checks by police. As well as have their vehicles inspected.
Uber is just random people and random vehicles that think they can avoid regulations.
I should just be able to put roof lights on my car and pull people over for speeding....

>>722973259

Look at wikipedia

Its a great idea, makes loads of money. Its buggy though.

Booked a cab and got a huge surcharge added within the hour, didnt get notified, paid 4 times the amount.

They refunded me but its a dirty concept.

taxi drivers are all pieces of shit

>>722974227
That's why I say use lyft. They do a background check and send someone out to do a vehicle inspection before you can become a driver for them. There is no reason why normal taxi services should rule the market. Uber does the same thing minus sending someone out to inspect the vehicle but they require you to send documents that the state require for driving.

>>722973259
The city usually only gives out so many permits to drive taxis. These cost money. Hell, the medallions in NYC are worth over a million dollars. This also limits the number of taxis on the road at any one time.

Uber circumvents this by saying it's "ride sharing", which is bullshit. They are breaking the law and should be shut down, or have to buy permits as well.

>>722973259
Uber is better it is the free market place taxis should Die

>>722973259
I think of it as innovation versus stagnation.

>>722974662
Fuck over priced taxis and their shitty service.

>>722974662
What do you say about these arguments?
>>722973716
>>722973449
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>>722973259
It's the nature of the free market, when one competitor offers better service such as lyft and uber the established ones suffer and have to adjust their prices accordingly, imo the taxi companies had a bit of an oligopoly and ride sharing is just a better alternative, if taxi companies want to sell better they should make their rides more affordable and more pleasant, no one likes being driven around in a car that smells like curry and body odor

>>722975119
I'm not sure why it hasn't been shut down yet, I'm guessing a lot of stalling in courts and expense and such.

I also don't think Uber is a better service as some say. I rarely take taxis but have no complaints.

>>722973259
They're both greedy bastards. The difference is that Uber intends to take over the travel industry entirely and cabbies rip people off one sucker at a time.