[smt88]

You have completely misunderstood everything I said.

I understand that tax revenue goes down when Uber replaces local taxi companies. I'm not arguing with that.

However, Uber can possibly decrease the costs of running the government (police, 311, and possibly others). We can't know for sure without specific numbers, but it's possible that Uber saves a government more money than it removes by avoiding taxes.

And I wasn't saying that rich people pay more taxes. I was saying that rich people using Uber is a redistribution of income, since the rider is almost always wealthier than the driver.