Taxi service regulation in the US are why those systems are unusable. I can't get a taxi if there aren't enough medallions issued. There's no regulatory body p

Taxi service regulation in the US are why those systems are unusable. I can't get a taxi if there aren't enough medallions issued. There's no regulatory body preventing me from getting into the car I purchased. It makes no sense whatsoever to suggest that suddenly we need regulation simply because I rented the car in a particular way instead of driving it myself. The regulations that matter with respect to taxi services are those that protect consumers -- there is no basis for using regulation to limit a consumer's access to the service.