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The people of Austin voted on the ordinance

Posted on: July 20, 2016 at 18:40:47 CT
McMuffin MU
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you can't get any closer to "local control" or any farther away from "big government" than that. The City of Austin put it on the ballot. Do you the people want fingerprinting, yes or no? Uber and Lyft spent tons and tons of cash on massive advertising campaigns to get the vote out in their favor. They lost fair and square. The people spoke out. Local control happened. And in response, Uber and Lyft packed their bags and ran away like babies, crying "big government, oppressive bureaucracy forced us out, wah wah!" all the way out the door.

And then, lo and behold, some new start ups emerged in Austin who were able to make what the local voters wanted work for their business model. What their competitors were not willing to do to succeed, they were, and now they are reaping the benefits. Capitalism and local control at its finest.

Edited by McMuffin at 18:44:49 on 07/20/16
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Austin doesn't have Uber, it has Fasten - TigerNuts KC - 7/20 17:45:03
     Magnolia Cafe!! - MidwestLittleTiger USA - 7/20 20:34:07
     Do you know the backstory? (nm) - pickle MU - 7/20 18:15:22
          Fingerprints (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 7/20 18:16:04
     We also have Get Me which is backed by Michael Irvin - McMuffin MU - 7/20 17:48:16
          Yes, but if Aqib Al Salam Mulabi killed Ed Jones after Ed - zodiac6 JC - 7/20 19:38:12
          And a ton a cocaine! (nm) - HandBanana MU - 7/20 18:02:17
          I didn't realize the fingerprint thing. I just used Uber - Diamond Dave MU - 7/20 17:53:56
               yeah its not gonna be an issue with 99% of drivers - McMuffin MU - 7/20 17:56:27
                    I honestly didn't know they were other companies - Diamond Dave MU - 7/20 17:57:44
                         The other companies emerged in Austin b/c the City - McMuffin MU - 7/20 18:02:35
     Never heard of it. Only Uber and Lyft - Diamond Dave MU - 7/20 17:46:52
          That's the problem. They quickly became Coke & Pepsi - McMuffin MU - 7/20 17:50:53
               No (nm) - pickle MU - 7/20 18:15:47
                    The people of Austin voted on the ordinance - McMuffin MU - 7/20 18:40:47
               Every bit of that sounds like something I don't want to do.(nm) - Evenflow MU - 7/20 17:52:42
                    Its the same principal as Airbnb instead of hotels - McMuffin MU - 7/20 18:07:14
                         Most people don't care, obviously (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 7/20 18:20:19
                              People who choose to use those services don't care - McMuffin MU - 7/20 18:30:18
                         It was a typical big gvmt shakedown - pickle MU - 7/20 18:17:57
                              That's the spin that was put on it immediately - McMuffin MU - 7/20 18:27:07




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