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You're avoiding the issue by framing the question in specific terms. Please specify how, in this case, what is beneficial about the illegal operation of a taxi
by polemic 14y ago
You're avoiding the issue by framing the question in specific terms.
Please specify how, in this case, what is beneficial about the illegal operation of a taxi company for consumers (and taxi drivers) concerned about safety?
See what I did there?
I'm, not going to dig through the history of taxi regulation in the SF bay area to defend a point that is already made in law. Rape on women by unlicensed taxi operators has led to calls for mandatory police checks in the UK. Attacks on drivers in NZ led to the introduction of cameras in all taxis. So, forgive me thinking that ignoring the law as a basis for undercutting the competition is a shitty way to run a business.
- PKop 14y agoI'm not sure I see how money could be made in the taxi, or any, industry where a business kills and rapes it's customers. Benefits: more choice and competition in the marketplace, lower prices. See: http://www.econ.armstrong.edu/toma/Taxis.pdf http://www.econ.armstrong.edu/toma/Taxis.pdf There are already laws against violations of safety of passengers. If you really wanted to ensure passenger safety allow for concealed carry laws in the city, you'd have no issue with drivers harming passengers, or vice versa.