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The Snaring Economy 1

A Danish court realizes that running a for-profit gypsy cab outfit is not “sharing,” even if you do with your iJunk:

The Copenhagen City Court ruled on Friday that Uber’s profit motive means it is not a true ridesharing programme but instead is akin to an illegal taxi service.

It is now expected that Friday’s ruling will clear the way for cases to proceed against an additional 40 Uber drivers who have been charged with violating taxi laws.

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  1. George Smith

    July 11, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    Any place that chooses to run Uber out of town is having a good day. Paradoxically, any country with a government so enamored of predatory capitalism that it has all the regulatory power of a failed state like Somalia is perfect for Uber.

     
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