SAVE UBER in Illinois!!!!!
Jul 10, 2014, 2:20 pm
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SAVE UBER in Illinois!!!!!
Sign the petition to help save Uber in Illinois. More details here:
https://action.uber.org/illinois/
Remember, the outcome of this legislation in Illinois can be important for other states too!
https://action.uber.org/illinois/
Remember, the outcome of this legislation in Illinois can be important for other states too!
Jul 10, 2014, 2:49 pm
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This petition is more appropriate for TravelBuzz since there is no opportunity to improve one's Uber account...
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Jul 11, 2014, 8:45 am
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I have a strange sneaking suspicion that a well-funded start-up with a valuation in the billions probably has some pricy lobbyists working for them. Signing a petition is tantamount to [edited by Moderator] into the wind.
Last edited by Ocn Vw 1K; Jul 11, 2014 at 11:19 am Reason: Per FT Rules.
Jul 11, 2014, 9:41 am
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Jul 11, 2014, 9:48 am
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When Uber sent me emails (repeatedly) to lobby my state senator on their behalf, I did in fact contact my state senator. However, they may not have liked what I wrote. I encouraged my state senator to fight for a level playing field. Either taxi and other livery drivers should be exempt from current legislation requiring licensing and taxation, or all drivers of similar services should continue to be subject to licensing and taxation requirements. It is morally unethical and legally unjust to subject one party to an unfair disadvantage while not enforcing those same regulations on their competitors.
Jul 11, 2014, 11:20 am
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Please follow the thread as it moves to the Midwest forum. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.
Jul 15, 2014, 10:04 pm
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Do you live under a rock?
Jul 16, 2014, 11:33 am
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not a very wise response for someone asking for other's help. Why not educate.
excellent^
When Uber sent me emails (repeatedly) to lobby my state senator on their behalf, I did in fact contact my state senator. However, they may not have liked what I wrote. I encouraged my state senator to fight for a level playing field. Either taxi and other livery drivers should be exempt from current legislation requiring licensing and taxation, or all drivers of similar services should continue to be subject to licensing and taxation requirements. It is morally unethical and legally unjust to subject one party to an unfair disadvantage while not enforcing those same regulations on their competitors.
Sep 15, 2014, 9:28 am
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There is a movement to get them into the Quad-Cities. As one young professional stated on TV, "when you have to wait an hour or longer late at nite for a cab and times they don't even show up, I'd welcome them into the area".
Sep 25, 2014, 10:04 am
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My mother taught me never to do that.
Sep 25, 2014, 11:17 am
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It will be interesting to see the outcry when someone is abducted and killed by someone posing as one of these drivers. No licensing, means you know absolutely nothing about them. You literally are getting in a car with a stranger whom you met on the internet.
My mother taught me never to do that.
My mother taught me never to do that.
1. A background check
2. An inspected vehicle registered with Uber
3. A bank account with linked address information for payment
Maybe a step up on hopping into a vehicle cruising the street.
Sep 29, 2014, 1:48 pm
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