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by chralieboy 4004 days ago
That was the parent's question. If they froze prices with these subsidies, would it continue?
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Yup. Alternatively, if they ended the subsidies and raised prices to match costs, would it go back to being a rich people's service?

Don't get me wrong, taxis in many cities (especially SF) aren't serving the public reasonably. But Uber is only part of that conversation because it's price-competitive with taxis. If we thank them for identifying the problem, and then solve it by regularizing Uber's legal status, will the problem come back in three years once uberX and uberPOOL need to be profitable? Should we instead focus legislative effort on making taxis work?