Tax medallion's were created by the Taxi industry to regulate "cabs" and keep the grift going. Using your own car as a way to give people rides, and get paid f

Tax medallion's were created by the Taxi industry to regulate "cabs" and keep the grift going. Using your own car as a way to give people rides, and get paid for it, fell into a grey zone because nobody had actually thought to do that before. Let's also not forget that this is a global business with different "laws" all over the place.