Uber Faces Proposed ‘IPO Tax’ in a San Francisco Divided by Inequity
A city official wants all residents to benefit from the expected windfall, say people briefed on the plan.
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How can Uber drivers strike given the fact that anyone can be a Uber driver? 
Maybe I should open an account and just drive on that day to have all the customers to myself. 
Striking is good 
Is it illegal to strike in Singapore?
Of course is legal
Don’t do it for Slave wage.
Leave those pennies for peons like me.
I knew an Uber driver. He could drive all day and only make $125.
At lot more money in construction. Min wage $25/hr for laborers. Most are getting $50/hr. Takes being fit though.
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Many senior citizens drive Uber. They are not good for construction jobs.
Or in the pre-Uber days, zilch.
Maan… sketchy
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was offered a steep incentive to keep Uber’s valuation up once it goes public, according to a recent report from The New York Times. Sources told the Times that if Uber’s valuation remains above $120 billion for 90 consecutive days, Khosrowshahi will gain net stock bonuses topping $100 million.
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Ride sharing decreases car ownership but increases hrs spent on the roads per car because instead of parking somewhere the cars are on the roads looking for passengers
Saw a report saying Uber partners with some other company to sell snacks and drinks in the cars? That’s yet another revenue stream. I think we are just at the very beginning of different business models, many not dreamed up by entrepreneurs yet.
It’s Cargo. They have a booth inside Uber’s driver support office.
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