daniel_callahan@jlai.lu to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoThis 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 transitcdn.bsky.appexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThis 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 transitcdn.bsky.appdaniel_callahan@jlai.lu to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoI 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.
minus-squarejaschen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoI live in Taiwan and I don’t think it’s legal for companies to sway policy.
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.
I live in Taiwan and I don’t think it’s legal for companies to sway policy.