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Old 13th Jun 2019, 23:48
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plainmaker
 
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Angel Uber's attitude

For those of you who are reliant on CASA's oversight to ensure it is safe, just remember how UBER works. Compliance to current regulation / legislation is not a consideration. That is how they established a foothold in Oz. And when the regulators tried to curtail their activity, UBER developed software to 'isolate' the inspectors / enforcers. Then they decided to sue the ATO over the GST - that has to be very brave - but Big Brother won out there. Then Uber decided to do a deal to transport ATO staff around! What I want to see is a framework that is not only innovative, but also returns the economic benefit back into the community - not to some tax haven in a far away place. Having stirred up the ATO, they have now joined forces with the USA, UK Holland and Belgium to start tracking the money.

I can think of a new name for the enterprise (if it ever gets off he ground). The JETson's shuttle (with apologies to the original TV show. But then again any one who flies in a 'JET' branded aircraft in Oz probably could not afford the taxi fare anyway.
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