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Court Orders Uber To Shut Down In Spain
An anonymous reader writes with word that a Spanish judge, after complaints from taxi associations that the competition Uber brings to the transportation market is unfair to existing firms' drivers, has ordered the company to cease operations in the country. From the BBC article:
In his ruling on the temporary ban, the judge said Uber drivers didn't have official authorisation to drive their cars and was "unfair competition." The move follows a complaint by the Madrid Taxi Association. The Spanish ban comes just a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital Delhi. Drivers "lack the administrative authorisation to carry out the job, and the activity they carry out constitutes unfair competition," the Spanish court services said in a statement after the ruling. In Thailand, too. And stateside, the government of Portland, Oregon thinks Uber's a big enough threat to justify a sting operation. Business Insider's keeping score.
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Pro-lifers that only care about the child before birth. After a child has left the womb, they're on their own.
Infants should get a job and stop being a drain on the economy!
Drivers "lack the administrative authorisation to carry out the job, and the activity they carry out constitutes unfair competition..."
So they lack the "administrative authorisation".
In other words, the proper corrupt palms haven't been greased yet.
I really wish we could stop sitting around bullshitting ourselves over the traditional cab companies, pretending those organizations didn't come to power or remain in power by using corruption.
I'd say it's pretty well evidenced here by the excuses used to try and shut down any non-traditional competition.
Oh, and screw what the customer wants. Like their opinion matters.
Pro-choicers who expect murder charges for a crime that injures a pregnant woman.
So true. To these people's thinking, medical licensing stifles innovation and competition too! We should have a web app to bypass over-priced hospitals and insurance companies, and summon an independent health practitioner. Let the free market decide!
Scruting the inscrutable for over 50 years.
The stupid on here makes my head hurt.
You are aware that most places where Uber is in trouble have REGULATED taxi fares, right? Gouging is one of the many reasons that taxis are now regulated, you fucking moron. Along with making sure they have proper insurance, well maintained vehicles, trained drivers, congestion reduction, and a whole bunch of other stuff Uber opposes.
But but but it's an APP therefore it is DISRUPTIVE and NEW (apparently the digital morons are unaware that you could call for a cab for the better part of a century).
Ultimately Uber is a broker for unlicensed taxi. There should be a restriction on unlicensed taxi on the roads. In other words, I'm surprised they exist anywhere. They really shouldn't, there are very good common sense reasons for insisting on licensed taxi.
I think that really should be the choice of the person choosing which taxi service to use. If four members of Seal team 6 decide to save a few bucks, risking the chance that the driver is going to attack the four of them, then they should have that choice. If Uber, or anyone, wishes to provide a service screening potential drivers, and if they are successful enough (read--as successful as standard taxi services, or nearly-so,) then they should have that choice. If soccer mom decides that Uber is safe enough for her concerns then she should have that choice. Frankly, this looks to me like a blatant attempt by the standard taxi companies to keep competition out of the market.
Apropos of nothing, I note that you wouldn't use such a service, so you're suggesting a law that wouldn't affect your choices, but which would keep other people from being able to make theirs.
~Loyal
I aim to misbehave.
Im an American, and I say a hearty FUCK YOU to you as well.
Guns are HORRIBLE. They result in the deaths of more than 30,000 Americans every year. They directly harm people on a regular basis. Other countries with strict gun laws have very low crime rates, so there's no need to own a gun for self-defense.
And before you say, "Why don't you move there, then, libtard," I would say that because I love my country and am a proud American and am sick and tired of conservative nutjobs like you wanting to make this country even more violent than it already is, I would rather bring the peace in Western Europe here! The second Amendment needs to be changed! YOU DON'T NEED A GUN. dumbass.