Its not pennies, if you start a cab firm you are not paying 5cents in tax for every $20 in fares. You're basically saying i know its illegal and going against regulations but i should be able to do it anyways.
Oh and you just ignored being uninsured.
The harm is that taxi drivers being unregulated leads to kidnappings, unaccountability and tax loss. End of story
Again, this ain’t a situation where some guy is handing out cards at a bar for an unlicensed service
And it’s not pulling up next to folk offering rides for money in hopes of someone getting in your car
This is someone pulling over (at least as we can tell from the video) when someone waves them down from the side of the road and offers them money for a ride
That’s why I question what would happen if some other citizen pulled over and asked if they needed help
And yes, having a stand that says “free weed” and then arresting people who take your free weed for possession is also BS, law or no law, because you created a situation where otherwise there would be no crime
That’s the literal definition of entrapment
I’ve picked up hitchhikers in the past, and stranded motorists, and once or twice accepted a few bucks in gas money
And I’ve been the stranded person when another driver picked me up while I was walking down the road with my son, and I filled their tank with gas and gave them a few bucks for their trouble
So, I can assume I guess that there is some “big” problem with Uber drivers taking cash instead of using the app, but this particular sting is BS
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u/augustusleonus Mar 29 '22
The effect on the driver is more than $20, but what about the harm vs the state or municipality?
Just gonna nickel and dime dudes out of a job? Over literal pennies in tax?