this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] mPony 43 points 7 months ago (1 children)

why limit opportunistic gouging to airline tickets and private taxis? You want food now? Pay extra. You want hospital care now? Pay extra. You want a fire truck or an ambulance or the police now? Best not be poor.

Honestly how was *any *of this ever legal?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Isn’t this kind of the situation in America already? With people fearing bankruptcy from ambulance rides and all. Oh, and tipping for restaurants/delivery services like uber eats and instacart. While it’s going to the worker instead of the corporation (hopefully), I’ve read enough stories about food being held hostage unless a tip is given.