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Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers::Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

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[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Those taxi unions had a monopoly in the areas they served (which was far smaller than Uber and Lyft's service area) and their prices reflected that.

If Uber and Lyft leave there's one thing sure to happen: a lot more people dying from being hit by drunk drivers.

This isn't a good thing any way you cut it.

[–] darthskull@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wage slavery is an unacceptable form of drunk driving prevention.

[–] elscallr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're doing a terrible disservice to those people who were, and still are, actually enslaved by using that term.

[–] darthskull@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah but the comment wouldn't be quite as snippy without the hyperbolic phrase.

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