Uber is bad.

I wonder what the horse and buggy people thought of Henry Ford.

I wonder what the horse and buggy people thought of Henry Ford.

I am a taxi dispatcher in Panama City, Florida. Our drivers must get annual drug screens, annual physicals, and pay for a criminal background check. Then they must physically go down to both the Panama City and Panama City Beach police departments and fill out lengthy applications that take about a week to be approved, if they are approved The owner of the cab company must go through similar rigamorole to get each car inspected, at both places, then he must buy some very expensive commercial liability insurance for each car.

But Uber comes in, contracts with people who need do none of the above, no background check, no taxi permit needed, no commercial insurance needed, and they are allowed to do business that way? Shouldn't they have to follow the same rules as everyone else? If a passenger is injured in a wreck, is that passenger just plain out of luck?

The only laws humanity is really obligated to follow are God's, not white people's.

I totally agree that our industry is under too much regulation,.and it's worse here than in most cities. And I'm not against innovation. And it's not a monopoly situation--there are about 10 cab companies here and many one-person indies. All I'm asking is, why is Uber allowed to go by one set of rules, and their competitors by another? If they can hire unlicensed anybodies, why cant we?

It usually helps not to be ignorant.

http://blog.uber.com/uberXridesharinginsurancedriver

Safety for riders, drivers, and our community is the single most important priority at Uber. This is why we have always offered protection that far exceeds rideshare and taxi industry standards. To further show our commitment to safety, we are expanding our insurance offerings to cover rideshare driver liability both during trips AND anytime a driver is logged in and available for a trip.
Starting today, we now have more insurance coverage to keep you protected:

Liability on an Uber trip – same as before up to $1M
Contingent liability while available but not on a trip – NEW!
Contingent comprehensive and collision when on an Uber trip – NEW!

LOLOL

And where do we get a copy.

Taxi's are not and have never been a "cheap form of transportation," even in a city like Vegas. Here are some facts about Taxi's in Vegas that the average person doesn't k,now. You can choose any Cab you want in a Cab Stand, for any or no reason- There is no minimum charge, aside from the drop charge-about 3 bucks, which means if you want to go one block because you have a problem walking, no problem. A tip is voluntary not mandatory. You can choose any route you want, for any reason, otherwise your driver is required to take the most direct route- You can get a Taxi anywhere in the city in 5min if you know "the secret number," any cab driver will give you that number, (a Cab Co. within a Cab Co.) A Vegas Cab driver cannot have any points on his driving record. There are no Cabs allowed older than 5yrs old and they are completely serviced every month, including new brakes every month. A world class dispatcher is a click on a microphone away at all times. There is a ph # on the displayed permit (TA), with a ph.# that puts you in touch with the TA (Taxicab Authority) Taxi Police, to immediately report a driver-for any reason and it works, fast. You can "charter a Cab," for any length of time for an agreed upon charge between you and the driver.

This new group Uber sounds as though the gangsters who control the company come from a country which has VERY low standards of honor and morality.

@lobo_corazon:
They are!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Kalanick

(He's an American capitalist, who has apparently made about $5 billion off of Uber so far.)

I guess no one should be surprised in regard to Kalanick's ethnic group.

Early life and education

Kalanick was born on August 6, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. He lived in Northridge, California, where he graduated from Granada Hills High School and later enrolled in college at the University of California, Los Angeles, to study computer engineering.[3][4][5] His mother, Bonnie Renee Horwitz Kalanick, is Jewish. Horwitz is a surname with Ashkenazi Jewish roots.[6] He worked in retail advertising for the Los Angeles Daily News, and his father, Donald, was an engineer. He has two half-sisters and his brother Cory is a firefighter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Kalanick

Didn't Moses have an original?

And here is why you should realize deregulation is necessary.

Uber will classify you as an Independent Contractor, and by being able to employ you under that classification you are already technically "deregulated."