I lived in DC when I first heard about Uber in 2012. Up to that point the DC taxi cartel flat out refused to accept credit cards. It was simply impossible, they

I lived in DC when I first heard about Uber in 2012. Up to that point the DC taxi cartel flat out refused to accept credit cards. It was simply impossible, they claimed, despite the fact that most other major cities had been able to do this for years. A couple months after Uber started, DC taxis started accepting credit cards. If taxis can now offer lower prices than Uber, great! That's how competition is supposed to work.