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Comment · 9 years ago
>when adjusted for population

Have you adjusted for crime rates?

Comment · 9 years ago
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra!
Comment · 9 years ago
>If there is a place where government regulation can do some good, this might be it.

Isn't government regulation the cause of this problem? These trolls only exist because there's a government patent system.

Comment · 9 years ago
>Make no mistake, Cloudflare is a strong supporter of the patent system.

Well this is pretty rich.

Comment · 9 years ago
Do you work for a taxi association? See how that pointless allegation swings both ways?

If you knew anything about civil litigation, you'd know that what is alleged in lawsuit filings is utterly pointless drivel as far as trying to use it to substantiate a point in a debate. Lawsuit allegations don't have to be factually true, which is why I asked where the allegation has actually been proven.

Comment · 9 years ago
Then let them build a case against Uber for its use of Greyball. Why is federal involvement under RICO statutes necessary to do that?
Comment · 9 years ago
Because protectionist taxi regulations enacted and enforced by local officials are a local issue. Just because the DOJ can shoehorn a legal argument together to assert jurisdiction doesn't mean it isn't yet another overreach by the already bloated bureaucracy known as the United States government.
Comment · 9 years ago
In what jurisdiction do I have to report transferring more than $10,000? That's an obligation of the bank, not individuals using banks.

(At least in the U.S. Do EU citizens have to report themselves for such transactions?)

Comment · 9 years ago
No. Why it can be made a federal issue has been successfully outlined by others in this thread. Misleading investigators throughout multiple cities, however, isn't the reason.
Comment · 9 years ago
Turkey isn't in the EU.
Comment · 9 years ago
>such as his decision to steal Google's self-driving tech

When was this proven? So far, those are nothing but allegations in a civil suit.

Comment · 9 years ago
Which local governments have tried mounting a substantive case and failed?
Comment · 9 years ago
There are plenty of reasons that they shouldn't. You may not agree with the reasons but they exist.
Comment · 9 years ago
What does this example scenario have to do with the federal government getting involved in taxi regulations?
Comment · 9 years ago
>Not seeing the problem here...?

Nope. Let the cities enforce their own laws.

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