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This may buttress your point: in Denmark there are very strict labor laws and a very old taxi medallion cartel. Taxi drivers must be guaranteed a base pay, be i
by emptysongglass 6y ago
This may buttress your point: in Denmark there are very strict labor laws and a very old taxi medallion cartel. Taxi drivers must be guaranteed a base pay, be insured, certified, so on and so forth. At any given time dozens of taxis can be seen queuing up for their right to a ride with no one taking them. Those drivers are all being guaranteed a very high rate and they all drive Mercedes Benz.
We had Uber for a short period and consumers loved it. The taxi medallion cartel got together and pressured the Danish government to push on Uber. The government complied with hefty fines. Uber left.
Now things are back to what they were: hundreds of taxis idling somewhere in Denmark to protect the cartel and no one taking taxis because it's literally 50 dollars for a 15 minute ride. It sucks. Everybody hates it except the taxi services. I really hope this isn't what happens in the States.
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- rtx 6y agoSo how are they still in business. Do they survive by overcharging the few customers they get. One benifit I see is with lower maintenance cost.
- corty 6y agoovercharging the remaining customers and government or similar work: If you are in an old peoples' home, refugee camp, etc, no public transport available and you need to see the dentist, government or health insurance will pay for the taxi. (at least that is the situation in Germany)
- d1zzy 6y agoThey cornered the market and there are plenty of situations where a taxi is more or less necessary.
- xenospn 6y agoUber got kicked out of Israel as well - the taxi driver cartel wouldn't have it. On the other hand, Japan has amazing taxis and they're everywhere all the time, AND extremely affordable. Japan also has very strict labor laws, and becoming a driver is not the easiest thing in the world.