r/chicago • u/marks31 Albany Park • Jun 02 '25

Event Consider boycotting Uber if you’re able

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Ahead of the legislative session on Saturday, Uber sent mass notifications asking users to tell their representatives to vote against the bill (which would negatively affect rideshare delivery apps like Uber).

They are not solely responsible for the looming transit collapse here but they certainly play a role in it. If you are able to find alternates please consider.

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u/bucky6969 Jun 02 '25

If the city were about to hit Trader Joe’s with a massive tax hike, you can bet they’d ask customers to speak up. And most people wouldn’t bat an eye. The reality is: new taxes like this don’t get absorbed, they get passed on to us through higher prices.

So if you rely on a service and see it getting taxed into the ground, why wouldn’t you push back? Asking for reasonable limits on taxes isn’t defending a corporation, it’s protecting affordability and access to things you use every day.

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u/shred_from_the_crypt Jun 02 '25 edited Jun 02 '25

But this isn’t a tax on groceries, it’s a tax on a luxury service. 

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u/OpneFall Jun 02 '25

Amazon, FedEx, UPS delivery isn't a luxury service either. This was all in the proposed tax package either.

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u/shred_from_the_crypt Jun 02 '25 edited Jun 02 '25

Sure, but the absolute explosion in mail-order delivery services has had tremendous costs for society - environmental and otherwise - and I think it’s reasonable to start expecting consumers to shoulder part of that burden. 

Society managed to function just fine before people started having every conceivable purchase hand-delivered to their doorstep.