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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 29 Sep 2015

    Taxis are cartels wh exploit drivers & riders, benefiting only owners, so why don't leftist economists support Uber?http://goo.gl/HOoIFR 

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      2. (((Uncle Able)))‏ @query523 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Because the model does not rely on central control and planning?

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. Ad Nausica‏ @adnausica 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @query523

        @query523 @sapinker Actually, that is exactly what Uber is: one central control & planning system, & why it's successful.

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      1. M 🍑?‏ @oldbern 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker because Uber is just a different cartel with an unfair advantage?

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      2. Chris Richardson‏ @crichardson 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker a guess: Uber drivers don't have a secure income with benefits and employee protections.

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      1. Donut Shorts‏ @DonutShorts 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @pmarca For example:pic.twitter.com/pVObZvxUS4

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      1. Tom Heffner‏ @tom_heffner 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker probably because Uber's CEO is a world class D/bag. Doesn't invalidate your point mind you

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      2. Ed Clint‏ @eclint 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Perhaps because Uber is equally exploitative, with added risks.

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      3. David MacDonald‏ @Iamdavemac 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @eclint

        @eclint @sapinker What are the added risk? I live in a rural county. We don't have Uber.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Ed Clint‏ @eclint 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @Iamdavemac

        @Iamdavemac @sapinker e.g. Unlicensed random strangers have access to your personal info. Abuses have already been reported.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Gordon Graham‏ @GordonGraham1 11 Oct 2015
        Replying to @eclint

        @eclint @Iamdavemac @sapinker Ha! Unlike governments of course:-)

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      1. Don Hutchison‏ @dphutch 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @pmarca While taxi companies are vilified, Uber's raw arrogance inhibits love of the company, even as users love the service.

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      1. Robert Wolff‏ @sp3orbital 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker They hate the entrepreneurial/capitalist/free market aspect of it.

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      2. chakrit‏ @chakrit 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker so Uber can become the new cartel?

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      1. Annie Gaus‏Verified account @AnnieGaus 29 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker because they see the latter's potential to become a larger and even worse cartel.

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      2. Chris Richardson‏ @crichardson 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker perhaps it is time to phone some left wing economists and ask. Email might work too.

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      3. Scott McKay‏ @swmckay 30 Sep 2015
        Replying to @crichardson

        @crichardson @sapinker I guess there aren't any at Harvard or MIT you could just ask? You might even get a nuanced answer.

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      2. David Pinsen‏ @dpinsen 29 Sep 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I think the real objection is to the growth of the precariat, which makes Uber possible.

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