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The problem is doing this (ending regulation, allowing uber and any other company to operate in any way they decide) may work in the short term with uber in its

The problem is doing this (ending regulation, allowing uber and any other company to operate in any way they decide) may work in the short term with uber in its current form but long term the effects COULD be disastrous, uber is going to evolve and may evolve into something that does not work as well as it does now, which could cripple a lot of American cities. I visited an American city and wanted to get a burger, we had to take a cab just to get a burger! If you were a city that had a dependence on cabs would you be willing to risk it all? The current system might not be perfect but is it worth sacrificing for something that nobody knows how it will work in the long term? That might work for a startup... but does it work for local government?

kkowalczyk 13y ago
No one is making an argument that Uber should be allowed to "operate in any way they decide". Currently the problem is that they are forbidden from operating at all. The reason are usually violations of stupid laws (e.g. Uber collects payments via an app but the law of a given city says you can't do that) or because new laws (that didn't exist yesterday) are introduced to specifically kill Uber business model. Uber, as a business, is already subject to many laws and regulations, just like any other business. It also complies with town car service laws specific to transportation companies. The battle today is about nullifying stupid laws that serve no other purpose than to protect taxi companies from competition from Uber. Finally, saying "the new way is better today, but who know if it's going to be better tomorrow", without even hinting at what possible problem can be, is fear mongering, not an argument.