tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841761.post212975105966731599..comments2024-03-29T04:26:39.026-07:00Comments on Roger Ailes: Grand Old Police Blotter: Randian Hero 2014 EditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841761.post-19631909194198480192014-09-30T17:54:13.070-07:002014-09-30T17:54:13.070-07:00I'm sure UberAlles will take the complaint as ...I'm sure UberAlles will take the complaint as seriously as it did complaints that drivers have treated blind passengers like shit. Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390791792685104671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841761.post-56842782967352793912014-09-29T04:02:44.484-07:002014-09-29T04:02:44.484-07:00It used to be that anyone using their vehicle for ...It used to be that anyone using their vehicle for hire was subject to an entirely different insurance and licensing rate schedule, and drivers for hire had to be licensed as such and bonded.<br /><br />I imagine Uber thinks they've cleverly gotten around those limitations, but, all it takes is one judge, in a case like this one, to lower the boom on the fuckers, and all their market capitalization goes *poof*.<br /><br />It would be one thing if they were competing honestly with taxis, but they're not. If they had to compete fairly, they would promptly evaporate. Here's hoping that a judge in either the criminal or civil suits that are inevitable sets that process in motion.<br /><br />Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531503205815503135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841761.post-16823569807410974342014-09-28T11:04:02.837-07:002014-09-28T11:04:02.837-07:00Fixed. Thanks for the heads' up.
Uber is a ri...Fixed. Thanks for the heads' up.<br /><br />Uber is a ride service app pimped by libertarians like Megan McArdle and neo-cons like Matt Yglesias who hate regulation. It collects money from you when you use its app to secure a ride from a psychopath or rapist, and shares a bit with the pyscho/ rapist, but seeks to avoid liability when the inevitable occurs. <br /><br />:YOU UNDERSTAND, THEREFORE, THAT BY USING THE APPLICATION AND THE SERVICE, YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO TRANSPORTATION THAT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, OFFENSIVE, HARMFUL TO MINORS, UNSAFE OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE, AND THAT YOU USE THE APPLICATION AND THE SERVICE AT YOUR OWN RISK."<br /><br />Pay us, sit back, and enjoy your rape!<br />Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803231988989969133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841761.post-86641885819140477912014-09-27T13:50:10.857-07:002014-09-27T13:50:10.857-07:00You messed up the paragrpah order on your cut and ...You messed up the paragrpah order on your cut and paste. Confused the hell out of me for a minute there.LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803493932970949446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841761.post-80144132295728370692014-09-27T13:47:31.280-07:002014-09-27T13:47:31.280-07:00I still don't know what Uber is.
That is all....I still don't know what Uber is.<br /><br />That is all. Except that I hope that injured man comes out okay.LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803493932970949446noreply@blogger.com