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Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service

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Post by jschwartzi »

emodendroket wrote: post #103
xapata wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Frankly, I think that was the intention of the person who coined the term "living wage". But that's perfectly fine. It's like saying "pro-life" instead of saying "anti-choice". Use whatever phrase helps you get your message across. I'm not in the habit of saying "living wage," but if I wanted to say, "a person can't live on 5 dollars an hour" in a pithy manner, that's what I'd say. A literal-minded person might get a…

Many workers not making a living wage receive some form of government assistance, so saying that they aren't all dying in a gutter seems beside the point.

And the point of forcing employers to pay a living wage is so that we don't have to subsidize their businesses via government assistance to their workers.

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Post by Pyxl101 »

williamscales wrote: post #295
aianus wrote: post #222

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> only in the US has zero tipping almost become equivalent to not paying the tab in full. Canada is the same way, do not tip 0% in Canada unless the waiter was abjectly rude or spilled something on you.

I find it strange that the same tipping norms exist in Canada as in the US, since, if I'm not mistaken, Canadian waitstaff are paid at least minimum wage. In the US, the fact that waiters are paid less than minimum wage and expected to make it up on tips is often cited to explain why it is so bad to not tip at all.

> In the US, the fact that waiters are paid less than minimum wage and expected to make it up on tips is often cited to explain why it is so bad to not tip at all.

Waiters always earn minimum wage in the US regardless of what tips they get. A waiter who earns $0 in tips must still be paid minimum wage by the restaurant that employs them.

See the Fair Labor Standards Act per the United States Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm

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criddell wrote: post #261
secure wrote: post #38

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All drivers I’ve talked to (mostly in the London area) told me they are very unhappy with their pay, but because Uber is so cheap, they can’t drive for their old cab companies anymore (all business moved to Uber).

What shocks me is how slowly the taxi companies are responding to the Uber threat. I use Uber when I can and the price has nothing to do with it. It's better cars, better service, and friendlier drivers (usually). Every time I get in some yellow cab that's a 5 year old Crown Vic with torn seats, rattles everywhere, and a driver that can't (or won't) tell me how much my ride is going to cost, I remember why I normally…

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Post by 2bitencryption »

williamscales wrote: post #295
aianus wrote: post #222

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> only in the US has zero tipping almost become equivalent to not paying the tab in full. Canada is the same way, do not tip 0% in Canada unless the waiter was abjectly rude or spilled something on you.

I find it strange that the same tipping norms exist in Canada as in the US, since, if I'm not mistaken, Canadian waitstaff are paid at least minimum wage. In the US, the fact that waiters are paid less than minimum wage and expected to make it up on tips is often cited to explain why it is so bad to not tip at all.

> In the US, the fact that waiters are paid less than minimum wage and expected to make it up on tips is often cited to explain why it is so bad to not tip at all.

Where in the world did you hear that?

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Post by hooloovoo_zoo »

camiller wrote: post #13

Basically this is different from uber/lyft because it is trying to match you with someone already going to the same area, say on their normal commute. You are not just calling up a driver to get you from place to place. I can't help but to think of Ford Prefect's Electronic Thumb from H2G2.

If it's as successful as Google+, you'll also be stuck waiting for 15 years.

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Post by jacalata »

2bitencryption wrote: post #326
williamscales wrote: post #295

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find it strange that the same tipping norms exist in Canada as in the US, since, if I'm not mistaken, Canadian waitstaff are paid at least minimum wage. In the US, the fact that waiters are paid less than minimum wage and expected to make it up on tips is often cited to explain why it is so bad to not tip at all.

> In the US, the fact that waiters are paid less than minimum wage and expected to make it up on tips is often cited to explain why it is so bad to not tip at all. Where in the world did you hear that?

Can't speak for the OP but: everywhere?

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Post by rubicon33 »

admax88q wrote: post #308
rubicon33 wrote: post #282

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Was it not your choice to have the kids? I'm tired of this cultural excuse of "what about the kids!" If you chose to have kids, either explicitly, or through choice of recklessness, you deserve to own up to your decision. If you can't, or won't, that's what CPS is for. Let's stop giving people excuses just because they brought another person into the world. In fact, lets hold them to an even higher standard for choos…

It may not have been your choice to get fired from the job you had back when you decided you were stable enough to have kids. Jesus you're a prick.

Guess what asshole, if you are so unstable in your existence that simply losing your job would mean you cant take care of your kids, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE KIDS.
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