[ColFrancis]

> The poor get poorer not because tech startups get richer.

Not that Uber has made any money, but it's certainly dropped the price of taxis and their market. Someone got poorer.

[molszanski]

> dropped the .. and their market.

"Taxi & Limousine Services in the US - Market Size" 2010 - 15bn 2019 - 39bn

It looks like they brought more money (and more people) into the industry