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Why do SC Uber drivers get special treatment?

The Myrtle Beach International Airport’s 16-spot staging lot for Uber drivers.
The Myrtle Beach International Airport’s 16-spot staging lot for Uber drivers.

Why don’t Uber drivers have to be tested for tuberculosis in South Carolina when taxi drivers, school bus drivers and all other people who drive others for a living have to in order to have their jobs? What’s good for one group must be good for all groups or else be done away with for all.

Where does this double standard leave the people of South Carolina who use public transportation? Somebody should look into this matter.

Dwayne Edward Ard

West Columbia

This story was originally published December 7, 2017 at 1:30 PM with the headline "Why do SC Uber drivers get special treatment?."

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