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08-23-2016, 11:27 PM
Massachusetts is taxing Uber and giving the money to taxis
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Ride an Uber, give five cents to the struggling taxi industry.*
Massachusetts will tax Uber with a new law that uses some of the fees to support the traditional taxi industry.*
The state is introducing a $0.20 per-trip fee for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Ten cents from that fee will go toward local transportation infrastructure in cities and towns, 5 cents will go toward the state's Department of Public Utilities and 5 cents will support Massachusetts' taxis.*
The tax, part of comprehensive transportation legislation (https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H4570) passed in early August, is likely the first of its kind. It amounts to a subsidy for the struggling taxi industry provided by the massively successful ride-hailing industry.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/uber-massachusetts-tax-taxis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Ride an Uber, give five cents to the struggling taxi industry.*
Massachusetts will tax Uber with a new law that uses some of the fees to support the traditional taxi industry.*
The state is introducing a $0.20 per-trip fee for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Ten cents from that fee will go toward local transportation infrastructure in cities and towns, 5 cents will go toward the state's Department of Public Utilities and 5 cents will support Massachusetts' taxis.*
The tax, part of comprehensive transportation legislation (https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H4570) passed in early August, is likely the first of its kind. It amounts to a subsidy for the struggling taxi industry provided by the massively successful ride-hailing industry.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/23/uber-massachusetts-tax-taxis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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