They can't integrate -- it's the whole point of the corruption, to maintain a cartel with limited supply, so as to inflate prices and profits. They don't want t

They can't integrate -- it's the whole point of the corruption, to maintain a cartel with limited supply, so as to inflate prices and profits. They don't want them to operate "within the rules" -- they want them to not operate, period. No new taxis in D.C.: The supply of cabs is limited by a licensing exam for drivers that's been closed since 2010. http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/22/the-medallion-bill-is-back-dc-taxi-chief http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/22/the-medallion-bill-is-back... From an article about D.C.'s plans to establish explicit supply caps (quotas), like the ones already in place in NYC, SF, etc.