That is exactly the problem. If you can find the regulation that says that people who should operate taxis must be registered/licensed/regulated, and find where it EXEMPTS Uber, I’ll agree with you. Hint- you won’t. Every city with legal cabs has illegal or quasi-legal cabs too. They seem to get by without getting…

From all indications, LS is functionally dead, especially as the site Sean was building it into. The obvious conclusion then is that they didn’t think it was a good use of money for something that really didn’t follow the “core brand”.

Notice “entry-level” with “competitive salaries”.

Is that your argument for back-alley “doctors”? The market makes them spring up. You can argue whether or not the regulations are good or needed or whatever- but at this moment in time, Uber is not compliant with the spirit of the law (and let’s be frank, the letter either), and skirting regulations to gain an…

I don’t presume to know anything about how these laws came into being in Hungary, and I doubt you really do either.

You’re still ignoring that government regulations are being selectively enforced, and at this point I’m thinking you’re doing so willfully.

No, that’s not a fair comparison, as Lotus did something new that didn’t go against any rules in effect at the time. If a team had added ground effects years AFTER the ban, and won, that would be closer.

Again, that’s a good question, and I’m not arguing it. My question is why does one group have to pay, but another doesn't?

Really? Extra licensing and registration of the medallions, licensed drivers (who will necessarily come from a smaller pool, and therefore be more expensive), as well as all the extra vehicle requirements aren’t going to be more than 1% of the cost? I am 900% sure that a licensed taxi driver costs more than a 1%…

NOTHING costs much on a per-ride basis, but they also aren’t charging much on a per ride basis. Think about it. A dollar per kilometer- that has to pay for the car being bought, stored, maintained, fueled, registered, the driver also has to be paid out of that, and a profit has to be made for it to be worth it (not to…

Fuel, maintenance, sure, those are similar. However- car type and car age and car color are regulated (per the article) for taxis but not Uber. Which means that the per-mile cost to the taxi driver goes up- all those things take money to follow. Then you have licensing requirements- also an extra cost. Therefore,…

What? Do you not know what margins are? Low margins don’t mean low prices.

Uh. Government regulations that put huge responsibilities on one company, but none on another, that offer the same service, are the exact opposite of “free market.”

Good question. But the cab drivers still have to follow them at this time- so Uber is getting a huge advantage right now. It’s understandable they’re a bit upset.

This completely misunderstands the basic premise - it’s more like if doctors protested against some rando performing back-alley surgery.

It was a trap for those electric motor users that went off early. The plan was to dump them all in the ocean, and the electric motors would all get shorted out.

Who sets the limit? Are you salaried? You’ve never worked one minute past your quitting time to get something done? Did you demand an extra dollar be added to your check? As a current salaried employee who does put in overtime to finish projects when I need to, and former hourly who has gotten a A SHIT TON of 1.5 and…

First off, in bid work, compensation is for the work done, not the time taken- so whether they work 100 or 1 hour a week is irrelevant. But your original statement was “It needs to become illegal to demand that someone works more than 40 hours a week without extra compensation.[...] Period.” That has no qualification…

It needs to become illegal to demand that someone works more than 40 hours a week without extra compensation.