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Offline corbe

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In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken
« on: June 07, 2018, 05:39:30 pm »
In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken

"What Uber and Lyft have done is come into the industry and wreck it," a Chicago taxi driver said.

by Corky Siemaszko / Jun.07.2018 / 3:32 AM ET / Updated 7:58 AM ET

Take it from veteran Chicago cabby Nnamdi Uwazie: The shock waves from the recent suicides of five New York City taxi and livery drivers are being felt in the Windy City as well.

So is the desperation that drove a struggling limo driver to kill himself with a shotgun outside City Hall in Manhattan two months ago.

"We were all talking about what happened in New York and how it could happen here because it's so hard to be a cab driver in Chicago," Uwazie told NBC News. "So many people's livelihoods are gone. It is only by the grace of God we are still here."

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shadow-uber-s-rise-taxi-driver-suicides-leave-cabbies-shaken-n879281
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Re: In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2018, 05:52:56 pm »
What a stupid reason to kill yourself.
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Re: In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2018, 06:15:58 pm »
Quote from: Restored on June 07, 2018, 05:52:56 pm
What a stupid reason to kill yourself.

And, in fact it's a little hard to believe.
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Re: In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2018, 08:02:08 pm »
Yawn


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Re: In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2018, 08:03:57 pm »
Quote from: Restored on June 07, 2018, 05:52:56 pm
What a stupid reason to kill yourself.

Are there any better ones?
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Re: In the shadow of Uber's rise, taxi driver suicides leave cabbies shaken
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2018, 08:13:24 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 07, 2018, 08:03:57 pm
Are there any better ones?

If there are any... the ones who know aren't talking.
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