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title: "Quoting @[114501626:2048:Avens O'Brien]: "Supply & demand. Uber…"
date: 2016-01-01
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# Quoting @[114501626:2048:Avens O'Brien]: "Supply & demand. Uber…

*January 1, 2016 · Facebook*

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Quoting @\[114501626:2048:Avens O\'Brien\]:\
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\"Supply & demand. Uber drivers are incentivized to be out there, driving so you don\'t have to, missing out on NYE festivities & parties, by an increase in earnings on the busiest nights of the year.\
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\"If you don\'t want to pay the fees - which are stated multiple times on the app as you go through it (also, Fare Estimation is your friend), then don\'t use it on the busiest nights. Or don\'t use it at the surge hours. Leave the party at 12:05, or much later when the fares return to more reasonable pricing.\
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\"Take a taxi - oh, does it take WAY longer to get to you and the car sucks and the driver doesn\'t give a fuck? Welcome to what happens when you DON\'T pay people extra money to be out there.\
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\"I get it, it sucks. You wanted to party and you wanted to just get a quick ride home. But you need to understand that services cost money. You want to talk about a great labor market? Uber needs drivers, so they give their drivers incentives to work the days nobody wants to. This is a direct benefit to the labor force you want to fight for with minimum wage increases and benefits and unions - except this doesn\'t lie to you, doesn\'t increase the cost for everybody, only for those using the service when the need is highest.\
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\"If you are an advocate for improved conditions for laborers and mad about Uber\'s pricing model, you need to re-assess what you\'re asking for.\"
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