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> The other issue is that we, as a society, subsidize the additional cost for the handicapped

The only way this is generally true of privately-offered public accommodations covered by ADA is that the requirements impose additional costs on business which they pass on to all customers.

> I doubt that Uber subsidizes the additional cleaning for transporting a service dog.

The occasional need to do so is a cost of doing business which should factor into the minimum rate that drivers are willing to accept. No specific subsidy should be needed.



Yes, this is exactly what I'm saying. It should factor in, but AFAIK doesn't.




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