As we speak, Chicago taxi drivers are protesting the fact that fares haven't gone up in seven years, while their expenses have. http://inthesetimes.com/working

As we speak, Chicago taxi drivers are protesting the fact that fares haven't gone up in seven years, while their expenses have. http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13500/the_7-year_itch_desperate_for_a_fare_increase_chicago_cabbies_continue_week/ http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13500/the_7-year_itch_... That's right, they can't even set their own fares. Taxis are regulated to astonishing degrees. I don't know why they aren't simply brought on as full-fledged government employees in many of these cities. They'd almost certainly be getting paid better.