First your argument is does one have a right to make money doing something the same way it was done yesterday? Or 10 or 20 years ago?
At one time you could make good money operating an elevator. Do we ban buttons in elevators to protect these jobs?
So no. No I don't think it's on societies best interest to outlaw buttons in elevators. New technology is happening that fundamentally de-values what a driver now does. It's unfair but it's maybe time for new jobs. That's simply best for society as a whole. The amount we all collectively save will vastly dwarf anything these few get by holding back the tide.
Two - the old system sucked. It was terrible. It still is. Taxis in NYC were already a cesspool of con-men and corruption. Lives were ruined in the buying and selling of medallions. The cars sucked, the drivers refused to go places, the ONLY reason it survived at all was the government forced it down our throats.
Uber won because people like it better. No matter what you say about any of it - people decided they VASTLY prefer pressing their own button in the elevator. It's sad but it's life.
So yes, it is "stupid" to fight this when everyone using these services has so clearly said the new way is better.
The market has spoken. Uber as a service has shown itself to be wildly better and more loved than traditional cab services in every city where it's gone head to head in open competition with traditional taxi services.
Unfortunately people are morons that don't know how to make the "right" choice. We will be conveniently layering bureaucracy and laws on top of all of this to make sure the clearly inferior product wins by fiat of the government.
You would all thank us but you're obviously too stupid to know what's best for you.
They could be. I'd argue the real problem is competition. A person buys their car insurance. The purchaser is the customer, there are lots of competing companies, and prices are good as a result.
In health care typically your employer is the customer. The doctor and/or hospital also are customers. The insurance company is itself a customer.
Unlike - say - car repair you don't get a good estimate up front so it's hard to shop. Many times there aren't many good alternatives anyway. If you don't like a choice one of the actual customers made it doesn't matter because you have no real purchasing power anywhere in the system.
First your argument is does one have a right to make money doing something the same way it was done yesterday? Or 10 or 20 years ago?
At one time you could make good money operating an elevator. Do we ban buttons in elevators to protect these jobs?
So no. No I don't think it's on societies best interest to outlaw buttons in elevators. New technology is happening that fundamentally de-values what a driver now does. It's unfair but it's maybe time for new jobs. That's simply best for society as a whole. The amount we all collectively save will vastly dwarf anything these few get by holding back the tide.
Two - the old system sucked. It was terrible. It still is. Taxis in NYC were already a cesspool of con-men and corruption. Lives were ruined in the buying and selling of medallions. The cars sucked, the drivers refused to go places, the ONLY reason it survived at all was the government forced it down our throats.
Uber won because people like it better. No matter what you say about any of it - people decided they VASTLY prefer pressing their own button in the elevator. It's sad but it's life.
So yes, it is "stupid" to fight this when everyone using these services has so clearly said the new way is better.