• lordnikon@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    the other issue that Uber helped with in the beginning was mess with Mob controlled taxi cartels that used regulation as a shield that’s why service was so poor. By skating those laws it put some market presure to improve slightly. but now that they got so big it’s back to being cappy again and the mob has moved into that market as well now.

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      3 days ago

      the mob has moved into that market as well now.

      Do you have a source for that?

      Is it some niche thing or widespread?

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        3 days ago

        maybe a niche thing to New York and is completely anecdotal from people i know but it’s more those same cab companies moving into the ride share market.

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        3 days ago

        where do you think the drivers who don’t even speak the language and look nothing like the face on the licence are getting the cars?

        it is just that instead of exploiting them working in construction industry, they now exploit them behind the wheel.

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        3 days ago

        yeah as in the same taxi companies and their drivers use the app as drivers on top of taxi rides.

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            3 days ago

            yeah or black towncar not all taxi companies are yellow with checkered stripes. they will have all the logos on the outside or in the window. Uber, Lift they run them all. They run fleets with exploited immigrants and take their cut just like the mob is known to do.