Ubers exponential growth has not been without problems. After amazing advances throughout the United States and Europe, they have hit a roadblock in Florida. Uber is now fighting it out with Miami and Tampa, where they are currently illegal. Understand it is against the law to ride in an uber car in Tampa. It's currently against the law for an uber car to be dispatched in under an hour.
Tampa and Miami classify ride-share as a limousine company. The rules are a $50 minimum, and 1 hour advance notification. Why? This rule is to protect taxi ccompanies and drivers, who've invested in medallions. Travis Kalanick says these rules are crazy. he says he is spending too much time fighting the officials in Florida. he says he would rather be at the Miami Shore Club. that is a swanky boutique hotel in South Beach. google it and see if you have the money to stay there.
As much as people say they like uber, they are contributing to the demise of a regulated industry that serves the general public. When the local Tampa news caster asked the Hillsborough County Commissioner if it was still legal for her to use uber, he tried to be polite about it. I am NOT polite about it. Your made up fake ass should be thrown in jail miss channel 8 news caster. sorry about mincing words.
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I could be way off here but...
ReplyDeleteWhy is it I think you are one of those many Florida lean-to-the-political-right Fox News viewers who constantly rail against government regulation and control in our lives UNTIL somebody threatens your own industry with a better idea that serves your customers well and they start to drift away and then? THEN we need government to step in and REGULATE and enforce those regulations keep the competition at bay. Whatever happened to "get government off our backs and let the free market system work like it should?" Just sayin.
the anonymous poster above talked about free enterprise and getting the government of people's backs. What is he sales to understand is we have a mixed economy with business regulations. You could not open a hot dog stand with out the proper permits. Why is it you would support a business that is ignoring all regulations? Do you really support extreme right wing economic theory or is that only when it benefits your cheap ass? You lib tards are total hypocrites.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is a cheap ass lib tard, anyway?
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