>be finnish man
>hmm let me use uber so i can earn money and transport people from place to place
>stop taking the money that is rightfully ours T. Finnish government
>uber gets banned in Finland
>get 12k€ in fines (yes, 12 THOUSAND)
http://yle.fi/uutiset/uber-kuskille_tuomio_helsingissa_sakkoja_ja_12_000_euron_ansiot_valtiolle/8795657
Here's socialism for you /pol/fuckers. Come up with a way to earn money without massive government involvement and you get FUCKED in the ASS and EVERY SINGLE HOLE you have in your body. Actually, they drill more holes in to you so you could get MORE FUCKED.
ok
>>70715944
Not even socialism, just nanny state government with far too much oversight on the economy.
>>70715944
Good. Fuck uber. Glad it's banned. Should be banned world wide.
>>70716421
Why?
>>70716421
Give me a single reason aside from putting DESIGNATED taxi drivers out of business
>>70716421
How dare people use their own property as they wish. How dare people voluntarily associate with others.
>>70716421
I agree, people should use Lyft instead
>>70715944
>Government has taxi licencing.
>Provide a taxi service with out one.
>Get fined for doing so.
>OMFG NANNY STATE
The taxi licences exist to ensure the driver is qualified, that the service they provide is safe and to ensure customers aren't scammed.
It also prevents random russians/shitskins/etc from entering the country and fucking up the traffic with ubers/taxis..
All you have to do to legally provide a uber service is to go get a taxi licence..
>taxi drivers require licensing (special responsibilities))
>taxi drivers have some privileges in traffic
>insurance and business fees, taxes
and now you wonder why the government needs to enforce this setup amongst all commercial drivers?
>>70716629
reading your post makes me associate uber with lolbertardians, is uber a le freedumbs meme or something
>>70716673
>>70716708
Taxi drivers here are all Kenyans or Albanians who can't drive worth a fuck anyway.
>>70716673
Qualified to do what, drive? A driver's license doesn't do that?
Safe? There is no safety, but the app tracks who you are and who the driver is and where the car goes the whole way. How are taxi's any safer?
Scamming? The app takes care of all the money. Neither party handles currency.
>>70715944
LOL GET FUCKED BOURGOUIS CUNTS
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE GREEDY
Pls pay taxes to fund my sex change tho
>>70716829
This isn't happening there, it is happening here.
Also, you are kinda making my point?
>>70716544
They don't have a base. They congregate on streets. Drivers alert friends to the job thus packs of people get together. Many streets have been turned into shit holes because of being used as places to wait for fares, loud music. Used as places to dedicate on the streets and people's gardens. Driver smoke and talk loudly even at night. There is a max amount of ti me a taxi driver proper is allowed on shift for road safety. There are no checks on vehicle maintenance which is more rigorous for vehicles carrying passengers. You need a special licence to be a taxi driver and training. You have to pay a higher road tax rate. There are also more illegal stops and double parking something town planners and Max number of taxi licences have planned for causing accidents to pedestrians and other road users. Income tax avoidance and international business channeling money off seas to avoid tax contributions. Also they are known to pay farmers for government subsidies diesel fuel avoiding pollution taxation on fuel. I've also seen uber drivers pick up dropped receive at petrol stations claiming tax back on fuel expenditure they never made.
>>70716975
Deficate not dedicate.
Receipts notnot recieve
Fucking Android.
>Free market does something good again
>State comes in and shits all over it
But remember, we need the state to control the evil businesses that are out to abuse us!
>>70716975
Gets upset by crouded streets because uber driver, dosent get upset about gang rape and refugees.
>get a finnish taxi
>driver is a nigger who doesn't speak finnish
every fucking time
>>70717260
Nice try. I'm a nazi and anti anti racist.
I'm just being realistic. Need taxation to pay for the benefits to the people of this country. People say uber drivers are just trying to get work and be enterprising. Why are a lot of them on the unemployment benefit and social housing then?
>>70716849
>Qualified to do what, drive? A driver's license doesn't do that?
Qualified to provide a taxi service, this includes the legality, special traffic rules for taxis, etc.
It also prevents me from going into another country, buying a scetchy drivers licence and coming to Finland as a taxi driver.
>Safe? There is no safety
Yup.. You have that right.
http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents
>Scamming? The app takes care of all the money. Neither party handles currency.
It is still a reason the taxi licences exist, the laws do not make an exception for Uber specific features..
>>70716673
FREEDOM
Freedom exists in order to assure ppl can associate with others in any way they see fit.
If somebody wants to pay for having a meal or living in someone else's house that shit is just between them.
by your retarded logic ppl CANT HAVE ROOMmATES BECAUSE HOL UP AYO WE WUZ KINGZ N SHIEEEET N MUH STATE HAS REGULATED HOTELS N SHIIIIT!
>>70716849
>Qualified to do what, drive? A driver's license doesn't do that?
Qualified to provide a taxi service..
This includes the legality, the special traffic rules for taxis, taxation, etc..
Also prevents people from buying a scetchy drivers licence abroad and coming to Finland as a taxi driver.
>Safe? There is no safety --
No there is not..
>Scamming? The app takes care of all the money. Neither party handles currency.
The laws were not made to handle Uber specific features..
>>70717419
>>70717735
God fucking dammit..
I can't into posting..
>>70717670
>ppl CANT HAVE ROOMmATES
You can have a roommate.
Just go get a roommate licence.
>>70716673
> The taxi licences exist to ensure the driver is qualified, that the service they provide is safe and to ensure customers aren't scammed.
You are delusional, license is only here to regulate the number of taxi so they can organize in cartel an fuck customers.
Taxi driver are entitled scum, it's one of the rare line of work where customers have to be extra careful because there is ton of scam even in developed country. They cheat and avoid taxes if they can, go on fucking strike all the time and are fucking rude God I hate taxi driver.
>>70717879
Wtf! You have to have a roommate license?
>>70718808
You can't actually do anything in Finland without Big Brother saying it's okay
>>70716673
>The taxi licences exist to ensure the driver is qualified
Does the taxi licence thing work in Finland? We have the same system in Norway, but there are thousands of fake licences floating around (40-60% of all taxi drivers in Oslo has a fake licence)
>>70715944
You deserve it for being a cheat and an oportunist
>>70715944
they tried here too but gov't healthcare and pension ponzi schemes cracked down hard, mafia don't like competition
>>70717735
>driving a fucking car is some mystical activity that needs a special license
fuck off, a DRIVERS LICENSE means the government sees you fit to drive.
taxi licenses were lobbied for by taxi drivers to monopolize the market. finally the taxi drivers are getting fucked in the ass and they deserve it.
>>70716673
Dude, have you seen how idiotic average taxi driver is?
I'm not saying specifically about Finland, but in every country I've been, except certain US cities and UK, taxi drivers are shockingly bad at driving, doing everything from cutting successive lanes, to intimidating pedestrians, never EVER using turning signals and cutting traffic like he is participating in a rally.
>instead of letting customers choose between Taxi and Uber GLORIOUS GOVERNMENT should do it.
Same thing happens here too.
>>70718139
>You are delusional, license is only here to regulate the number of taxi so they can organize in cartel an fuck customers.
I'm sure they have lobbyists etc, but the points they make remain valid.
>Taxi driver are entitled scum
Also, I think you're confusing taxi companies and drivers.
>>70718808
I'm sorry but the question quota on my answering licence is getting full, so I'm going to have to refrain from answering.
>>70720578
I'm not sure on what the fake licence situation is.
I'm sure it could be better, but it still works better than no licence system at all.
At least you get a fine if you get caught etc.
>>70721438
>fuck off, a DRIVERS LICENSE means the government sees you fit to drive.
>taxi licenses were lobbied for by taxi drivers to monopolize the market. finally the taxi drivers are getting fucked in the ass and they deserve it.
I'm sure you have a drivers licence..
Please list the specific rules that apply to taxi traffic in Finland?
Can you please also include a basic description of what pricing practices are legal?
How is the eventuality of a customer damaging a taxi handled?
What are the minimum safety requirements for a vehicle usede?
What taxes apply to taxi drivers?
>>70721959
>Dude, have you seen how idiotic average taxi driver is?
>I'm not saying specifically about Finland, but in every country I've been, except certain US cities and UK, taxi drivers are shockingly bad at driving, doing everything from cutting successive lanes, to intimidating pedestrians, never EVER using turning signals and cutting traffic like he is participating in a rally.
Yes, I know..
What do you think they would be like if there was zero oversight?
Also, I love how passionate people that don't even live in Finland are about this subject.
I'm guessing you guys can't even read the linked article..
In Finland, from what I understand, it takes ~70€ training/exam, a health check-up from a doctor and a drivers licence to apply for a taxi licence..
