i read the article, but i don't think they raised what to me is the most important point. ok, so small municipality runs a bus service for the elderly, disable

i read the article, but i don't think they raised what to me is the most important point. ok, so small municipality runs a bus service for the elderly, disabled and indigent. as one might expect given the need and tax base, its pretty threadbare. so instead we have a ridesharing service whose drivers are local, whose customers are local, and whose costs are partially paid for out of the limited local tax base. now I'm sure that the municipality would do a lousy job of running that service on their own. it doesn't seem completely corrupt, but it also doesn't sound quite right to be underwriting uber's business with local tax income either.