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		_2xvp on Oct 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California appeals court rules Uber, Lyft must rec... If that was only in the US or other wealthy economies, maybe. But they're an international company. Some of those rides are in places where a $2 increase doubles the price of the ride. I think it would be more revealing to compare with their total receipts and see the % change that would be required.

bufferoverflow on Oct 23, 2020 [–]

The proposition is California-specific. Will not change anything outside of CA.

_2xvp on Oct 23, 2020 | [–]

This comment thread is discussing Uber's profitability and how much they'd need to raise prices to break even independent of Prop 22.

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