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Old May 26, 2016 | 7:18 am
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Originally Posted by VentureForth
Ok. Shame on me for not researching your previous posts before responding. You are obviously anti-side-bribes and there is really nothing I can say. Get out there and drive and if you feel the same, that's you're prerogative. When you go from roughly $18/hr to $10, and still have to pay for all your expenses out of that, you'll do what I did and drive less.
I don't blame you for driving less. That's the way economics works. An appropriate reaction to the drop in rates...if enough people do it, the market will reset itself to a higher rate. Uber will have to do it - or lose all of their drivers to Lyft.

Do you drive for Lyft? I happily tip Lyft drivers. Probably 25% on average, since it's equally easy click $2 as it is $1, and my rides are often $6-8 base rate. @:-) Several of them have commented that they prefer getting Lyft rides over Uber rides.
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