This is how Uber is manipulating americans. They sent an emergency message to everyone in the city, telling them to protest. The tax is $1 to improve public transit

daniel_callahan@jlai.lu · edit-2 2 个月前

This is how Uber is manipulating americans. They sent an emergency message to everyone in the city, telling them to protest. The tax is $1 to improve public transit

jaschen@lemm.ee · 2 个月前

But isn’t trying to influence public policy illegal?

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net · 2 个月前

I don’t think so.

When my city had a soda tax, every fucking store put a sign out calling it a war on poor people tax. But it was a $0.10 increase on sugary drinks to add to the educational budget.

Or maybe it is illegal but I live in a shit hole country.

jaschen@lemm.ee · 2 个月前

I live in Taiwan and I don’t think it’s legal for companies to sway policy.

ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net · 2 个月前

Ah yeah so definitely America is a shit hole country.

eureka@aussie.zone · 2 个月前

In what country? It’s pretty normal to see companies lobbying for policy here, or urging people to sign petitions.

jaschen@lemm.ee · 2 个月前

I don’t know. It just feels like something like this shouldn’t be legal

Griffus@lemm.ee · 2 个月前

In most of the world it is, and seeing how where it is not is developing, that is a vert god thing.