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.@Lyft apparently has $30 million to spend on a harmful ballot measure that would deny their drivers basic protections, yet they don't have enough money to retain the same drivers they're trying to screw over? Make it make sense. #SickofGigGreedhttps://twitter.com/kateconger/status/1255526352813535232 …
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In this case, they hired an external lobbying firm (shared by the other gig companies involved in the initiative) and paid their contributions already. It's not a line item in an internal budget that they can re-allocate.
*If* all the companies agreed to pull the ballot initiative, there may be a discussion about how to send back unspent funds. I have no reporting to suggest they will pull it, though.
