Taxis got away with it because there was no competition until ridesharing came around. They wouldn't have provided good service on their own when protected by l

Taxis got away with it because there was no competition until ridesharing came around. They wouldn't have provided good service on their own when protected by laws. Nothing has improved commercial services like competition. Nothing has ruined it like regulation. I've yet to hear how any of these externalities are solved with regulation, or how they are unique to ridesharing vs private car ownership.