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re Standing together
From: "David Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:26:44 -0500
As I have said often I send items to the list to make people think and be informed djf Begin forwarded message: From: John Day <jeanjour () comcast net> Subject: Re: [IP] Fwd: Standing together Date: January 30, 2017 at 8:54:34 AM EST To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Dave, I am really surprised at you forwarding this self-serving claptrap. Lyft and Uber are nothing more than scab taxi companies created to exploit their drivers by means that actual taxi companies are prevented from by law and union rules. Ride sharing? yea, right! They are taxi companies existing on an euphemism. Their only concern with the ban on immigrants is their own self-serving concern about their supply of low paid drivers. Just as the rest of Silicon Valley didn’t get concerned about Trump until their supply of H1Bs were threatened and their “trumped” up claim of a shortage of STEM workers.
From the start, Trump has been a threat to the US Constitution and he has been proving that throughout the campaign and election and since. As many of my European friends said, the Americans haven’t seen enough of fascism close up to recognize what is going on. That didn’t seem to bother the fat cats in the Valley. As the Times reported, these companies spent more on Republican elections than Democratic ones, even though their employees did the opposite.
Now that their supply of cheap labor is threatened they suddenly want to wrap themselves in the flag and play holier-than-thou. I for one am not buying it. Their time for showing that they stand for principle is long past. John
On Jan 30, 2017, at 06:59, Dave Farber <dave () farber net <mailto:dave () farber net>> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lyft <hello () lyftmail com <mailto:hello () lyftmail com>> Date: Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 9:38 PM Subject: Standing together To: <farber () gmail com <mailto:farber () gmail com>> Defending Our Values Hi David, We created Lyft to be a model for the type of community we want our world to be: diverse, inclusive, and safe. This weekend, Trump closed the country's borders to refugees, immigrants, and even documented residents from around the world based on their country of origin. Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft's and our nation's core values. We stand firmly against these actions, and will not be silent on issues that threaten the values of our community. We know this directly impacts many of our community members, their families, and friends. We stand with you, and are donating $1,000,000 over the next four years to the ACLU to defend our constitution. We ask that you continue to be there for each other - and together, continue proving the power of community. John & Logan Lyft Co-Founders 548 Market St. #68514 San Francisco, CA 94104 © 2016 Lyft, Inc. View in Browser <http://view.lyftmail.com/?qs=5de4ca612eb231010b31e17f8b702ea55b6192fc8e1db49b562bd25b82952a093ace0df62a9d4f8ff775332b5b059af0a8e61f5846e57089445ab479131843aaa6cc19ccdcdf2f699fdbee35d7f30ccd04e116c736acf9ec> | Unsubscribe <http://click.lyftmail.com/unsub_center.aspx?qs=068cedffd897500c4791c3508cbdffcdc66464fbec78cced7252d499bd6017378d4cc2c1ea395e7444a9361315ff6094efe8a1083fc16fb4f2fbdec65fa9683d7d4c2f0ec1601f0c> | Contact <http://click.lyftmail.com/?qs=679f4d31c2bf4d5cf59925e52717d7d585b19ddbe7db1cf4abd59d7383b72ae29131ada91ccb22cf41c2ddad7d8882a2bdbb79bcbfe6006fcbecd0dbe9362563> <http://click.lyftmail.com/?qs=679f4d31c2bf4d5cd2067b5430ea904cdafaa0189734db68065d0f5c05cd38c788acd69722bbffda5e654964f7336c6a1f44409cf071955286cd53d83a780409> <http://click.lyftmail.com/?qs=679f4d31c2bf4d5c88b8e9adeccb1b8d7405f38f36c1624b9b02bedb06db17e54be6d7b07fc990015e145878aa7fd403fe833a220fa40c947876113cb5c2d23e> <http://click.lyftmail.com/?qs=679f4d31c2bf4d5c188268333793c950602a533b43c2176f7e919a24df7a751803c1af1da1663cfa0ae5f1779a676bee37ba2356908e37f825d444dd92b598d2> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/12303929-5246f194> | Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&> Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now <https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?&&post_id=20170130070013:9FF33FDE-E6E3-11E6-9D6F-F8500E445510> <http://www.listbox.com/>
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