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The "gig economy" companies are actually a way of giving more people a chance to make money. They aren't the bad guys here. The taxi unions, which stifled inn
by bobby_9x 11y ago
The "gig economy" companies are actually a way of giving more people a chance to make money.
They aren't the bad guys here. The taxi unions, which stifled innovation, forced out all competition with the medallion system, and created a monopoly, which resulted in terrible, overpriced, and outdated systems only hurt the consumer.
- vkou 11y agoChild labour was also a way of giving more families a chance to make money.
- gnashville 11y agoWell put. Anyone can find a job and "make money". The issue here, of course, is much broader.
- cdcarter 11y agoIt's worth noting that the NWTA, what most people mean when they say "taxi union" is not by any means a traditional union. Since taxi drivers (in most jurisdictions) are contractors and not employees, they have zero collective bargaining rights.