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"engaged in bloody wars for lucrative routes" "threatened personally with a weapon" Isn't the obvious solution to this problem the enforcement of existing laws
by ef4 14y ago
"engaged in bloody wars for lucrative routes"
"threatened personally with a weapon"
Isn't the obvious solution to this problem the enforcement of existing laws against threats and violence?
Or conversely, if the government is so weak that it can't stop the taxi cartels from fighting bloody battles, surely it's also too weak to enforce cab licensing laws.
- buyx 14y agoYes, the fundamental problem is a weak state. However, deregulating the industry made the problem far worse than it could have been. Our law enforcement is not entirely ineffectual, and a permit system would have provided more control than a free-for-all, by moderating supply. Buses remained more tighly controlled and I don't see bus warfare (there is an upward trend in accidents involving buses though I think that has more to do with poorly skilled drivers than profit-seeking).