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Both sides have their share of guilt, taxi licenses cost over 1M in some jurisdictions as the previous post said it's easy to "disrupt" a market when you have $
by neuralRiot 8y ago
Both sides have their share of guilt, taxi licenses cost over 1M in some jurisdictions as the previous post said it's easy to "disrupt" a market when you have $0 cost to start. If i started selling liquor in my garage i'm sure i could do it at a much lower price than the local bar all while earning more money, I don't it will last too long however.
- scarface74 8y agoThe alcohol distribution racket also suffers from regulatory capture.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-tier_system_(alcohol_distribution) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-tier_system_(alcohol_dis...
- will_brown 8y agoIt does...but it’s doesnt justify a “tech start up” being able to raise billions because they found a market in illegally manufacturing and selling alcohol. You are basically justifying someone like al Capone who found a huge market for alcohol distribution during prohibition. The law may have been wrong, but you don’t celebrate the criminal, criminal activity and bodies left in the wake.