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		dandelany on July 10, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber Makes Economists Sad Are there large armies of people who make >$100k/year but <$1M? Yes.

herge on July 10, 2014 [–]

200 dollars is not a big emergency expense for someone who makes more than $100k per year.

dandelany on July 10, 2014 | [–]

Depending on your definition of emergency, it is when you live in NYC and your rent costs $2k/month. If by emergency you mean "hurricane" - sure. But surge pricing happens every time there's a rainstorm.

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