**** Elections thread *****

[JKDS]

o dat bernie

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/03/be...is-taxi-rides/



it's almost as if capitalism has flourished because despite ideals people may hold, they typically still make the more economical and fulfilling choices. it would be nice if they could use these experiences to further their understanding of the world instead of just sticking to their harmful ideals.

I don't see the problem. It is an unregulated company with serious problems, that doesn't mean it's unusable. They're in the middle of several lawsuits, not including those with taxi companies, and it's largely due to the company's failure to train it's drivers.

But they're still better than taxis and buses. The risk associated with using uber is also much much smaller when you've got guards, aids, or friends traveling with you...which of course bernie does

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I don't see the problem. It is an unregulated company with serious problems, that doesn't mean it's unusable. They're in the middle of several lawsuits, not including those with taxi companies, and it's largely due to the company's failure to train it's drivers.

But they're still better than taxis and buses. The risk associated with using uber is also much much smaller when you've got guards, aids, or friends traveling with you...which of course bernie does

It is regulated, just less so than taxis.

The problem is that here is this less regulated company that works better than the more regulated ones, and the divergence in quality is significantly due to the regulation differences. Bernie's intention isn't to turn the better company into a worse one, but that's what his policies contribute nonetheless.

This says pretty much nothing about Bernie Sanders. His campaign, as a whole, relies on Uber. It is not beyond reasonable doubt to think that Sanders is not aware of every bit of minutiae within his campaign. I'll admit its a great headline, but to actually pretend it's substantive is laughable.

Sure it does. The point stands even if Sanders has no idea about it. His campaign selects Uber because it is better. Sanders' policies do not intend to make it worse but still would.

Regulation is highly destructive to product innovation and consumer interests. This story is important because it is an example of a disruptive company that serves consumers far better than the incumbent old producers have, yet a politician wants to take that away and do to it what would turn it into the same old shitty product that taxis are.