re: Uber/ Lyft leaving Minneapolis due to new law. City officials now fear transport shortages

Now, factor in that Minneapolis spends forty million dollars a year on its public transportation system that the city is responsible for managing, maintaining, and operating, yet it is so wholly deficient that they have to implement another taxpayer-funded program to give people a grand a month to catch a ride with a private company. Given that example of their shitty fricking money management they still have the audacity to tell said private company how it should run its business.

frick em all!

I dabbled with driving for Uber for a little bit last year. Made some decent money around Jazzfest in Nola and a few other weekends. I stopped after a few months.

The pay was getting horrible and has really gotten bad now. Like downtown to airport trips that pay the driver $11 sometimes with the customer paying Uber $55.
Nola to Baton Rouge trips for $55.

All that being said, I in no way want governments to be involved in this pay rate situation. Let the markets handle that.

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After note, insurance, gas, etc. $1000 doesn't go as far as it should.

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Insurance on a civic would likely be around $1500-2000 a year on the high end. Note would be $400/month tops but likely closer to $250. That’s around $500/month for note plus insurance on the high end but likely cheaper. You think someone is spending $500 or more a month on gas for a civic or other comparable vehicle?!