Uber said in a statement that the South Carolina Public Service Commission’s order directed at Raiser LLC, an Uber subsidiary, was unexpected and issued despite the company’s close work with state regulators.
I wonder if Uber’s antics in other cities/states/countries weighs in on decisions like this.
That’s one.
Uber is a libertarian/Randian fantasy made flesh. They provide no vehicles, pay no drivers, insure no one. They want to skim the cream off of infrastructure that they have absolutely no interest or desire to support what so ever. They expressly make themselves the enemy of businesses and systems that have to provide wages and build infrastructure to provide regulated services and imagine the fact that they are a “tech” company means the rules don’t apply. They are not the only VC funded worms that think this way, but they are one of the more egregious examples.
“I wonder if Uber’s antics in other cities/states/countries weighs in on decisions like this.”
Under the concept of Due Process, it’s not supposed to. You’re either in compliance with regulation or you’re not. What it does do is piss off regulators to where they’re likely to be harsh with time limits, application deadlines, and fines where discretion is allowed.
Well put and I have to agree, wholeheartedly.
Enough Uber! Disruptive idea, bad product. Try again.