> This is where some of the concerns about classism come into play. I'm already paying more to be driven around in an Uber vs drive myself. Why should I be given a toll discount?
It's not obvious that Uber is exclusively the higher-class option. Someone could easily make the same calculation you just did and decide that for them even owning a car wouldn't be worth it, they'll just do Uber every time they need to. You can afford to own a car and do Uber anyway, others can only afford to Uber occasionally when needed.
I don't have data to back it up, but I would actually be surprised if the average Uber customer in NYC owns a car at all.
Agreed, I'm just using the terminology that OP was. The actual class lower than this doesn't pay the toll at all, whether the Uber toll or private car toll.
It's not obvious that Uber is exclusively the higher-class option. Someone could easily make the same calculation you just did and decide that for them even owning a car wouldn't be worth it, they'll just do Uber every time they need to. You can afford to own a car and do Uber anyway, others can only afford to Uber occasionally when needed.
I don't have data to back it up, but I would actually be surprised if the average Uber customer in NYC owns a car at all.