Today at the hockey arena in downtown Tampa, all of the local Tampa Bay state representatives and senators gathered for the transportation hearing. What was first and foremost on the agenda was the subject of uber and its relationship to the Tampa Bay community. Both sides offered their reasons many of them anecdotal in nature. (Senator Jeff Brandes from St Petersburg, the one Center in the picture, came across as an arrogant asshole. He was rude and belligerent and combative with all speakers. This is an example of someone who bullied his way into a political position, no doubt. Sorry for the sidebar). State senator Arthenia Joyner was the best of the lot. She asked the most pointed questions and dug deep into the real issues. She pointed out to the room that seemed surprised to find out that all of the fees that apply to the cab companies by regulation uber has none of that. There are insurance requirements, licenses and fees, and fees associated with the airport authorit...
No skunk apes in Las Vegas, and its hot.
ReplyDeleteVegas cab drivers are presently and easily earning a $1000 plus weekly, they have medical, dental, vision and 401k benefits and certain vegas cab companies pay for the gas. They are always moving and NO UBER or LYFT!
ReplyDeleteFlorida needs taxi driver union like they have in Vegas to defend industry from uber, lyft and crooked politicians.
DeleteOnly union can get all the cab companies in Florida together to act as ONE
For the past year yellow cab operators,reservations and dispatch have managed to upset a lot of there customers who therefore have stopped calling them for a cab. They are rude on the phone and could care less about the customers which is why a lot of them have turned to Uber.
ReplyDelete