Uber is not even a profitable company yet, estimated losses from 2022 are -$4.87 per share. I don't think the government saying "cheap rides in gas powered cars are illegal" is what's really hurting the drivers. The problem is cheap rides period. Prices should be higher than they are, and keeping them artificially low to maintain volume and convenience for the customers while your company isn't even profitable seems like the real issue in my opinion. They're trying to walk a thin line between paying people enough to keep them on the roads and charging a reasonable amount so they can turn a profit. They haven't been able to do so to this point. Would you pay a $60 fare instead of a $20 fare for the same exact ride as it stands now? What are they supposed to do here?

A 2020 Chevy Bolt is $22K A 60-month loan at 6% with $0 down comes out to around $425, bump it to 8% and it's $446. That's less than the cost of leasing it for a week from Uber, and would result in ~$1500 extra per month. It makes absolutely no sense to lease the car from them. If you want to stick to *brand new*: A 2023 Chevy Bolt is $25.6K A 2023 Nissan Leaf is $28K All of those options seem reasonably affordable. If those folks want to drive Uber/Lyft for a 40-hour work week, they can afford the vehicle. Is it the best choice of career? Certainly not. NYC Uber drivers are estimated to make an average of $26.24/hr, or around $54K/year. (Figures taken from 2020 RIDES Survey via ridester.com)

Actually wait wait waitâ¦. I said there are no shortage of basic goods in the supermarkets in the area referenced⦠and your LAZY ass links me a CNN article from May referencing: A lack of âoechicken, microchips, steel, metals, chlorine, and ketchup packetsâ Are you fucking telling me that you consider a general shortage at a market to be lacking individual fucking ketchup packets for you to squirt on your vagina and pretend that youâ(TM)re now on your period and have to be called She/Her? The very next paragraph starts âoeThe Fried Chicken Wars are heating upâ. Do you have any fucking idea what youâ(TM)re talking about? Or did you Google food shortages, clip the top 5 results in haste, neglect to read any of them, and then decide to use them as proof of your point? Iâ(TM)m sure you have a prestigious degree from the community college of wherever the fuck youâ(TM)re from, but I wouldâ(TM)ve hoped your professors wouldâ(TM)ve taught you how to actually read the shit youâ(TM)re citing as proof of your point before you put it in your final draft. Youâ(TM)re a fucking idiot.

Is it that hard for you to not link a one paragraph bullshit article for your OP? Iâ(TM)m a cunt because I question your ridiculous reference? No Iâ(TM)m just advising you that in the region referenced in your source there are NO shortages of basic goods in supermarkets you moron. Spew your shit elsewhere

If you donâ(TM)t think AWS is building a Data Center in your country and wants to establish footholds everywhere you are delusional. They donâ(TM)t pay taxes because they are a fucking utility at this point

Please provide an actual example of massive shortages on the shelves in the US. Otherwise your whole rant is detached from reality. The fuck are you talking about?

Iâ(TM)m sorry but seriously you linked a one paragraph article as your proof of mainstream US news. Youâ(TM)re a clown. Fuck off

Iâ(TM)m sorry but this is absolutely retarded. I have never walked into a store in Virginia (where I work) and seen any semblance of a shortage of any basic goods. Stop referencing shit pieces from people that have written a handful of articles for MSN of all places. That is NOT representative of reality in VA. There are too many Lamborghinis keeping decent working folks awake late at night. Thatâ(TM)s the real problem plaguing the Tysons area.

Precedent is certainly set, but I donâ(TM)t know if I agree it is correct. I feel like intent is being lost here. Itâ(TM)s not the government simply accessing a public image of the accused. Itâ(TM)s the government actively using the accusedâ(TM)s image as their password to unlock their laptop. I guess the bigger question is as technology moves to more biometric verification for users and hones in on authenticity, does that make everyone less secure? If access is truly linked to a physical feature of the user, does that come at the cost of privacy in the eyes of the law? Itâ(TM)s an interesting question.

I think the problem, sadly, is that China is too deeply interwoven into the capitalism of the US with a loophole: Greedy bureaucrats governing âoeScientific Institutionsâ decided they could pay slave wages to H1Bâ(TM)s and Grad students, and subsequently risked the entire free market model by giving the Chinese access to all the benefits without having to allow it at home. In other words, the Totalitarians can practice it freely in China while exporting their slave labor to the free market. Guess what happens next? The Chinese get to enjoy the fruits of free market ideas and thought and apply them at home. They get the best of both worlds. Itâ(TM)s smart as fuck and also entirely sinister

He said he worked for Amazon, that doesnâ(TM)t necessarily mean AWS as you have assumed.

What's the use in crying terrorism to pass these kinds of laws when you can just blame it on the US? Seems like an easy way to gather all the data you want if you ask me. Makes perfect sense