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Taxi cabs are just one of the professions suffering from the problem of competition being in conflict with professional standards (ie, self-regulation). The onl
by 001sky 12y ago
Taxi cabs are just one of the professions suffering from the problem of competition being in conflict with professional standards (ie, self-regulation). The only option that will be fully serviceable remains government regulation, but it will need to take on a new format.
- Schwoisser 12y agoHow do you know? Is there a study that shows cabs need government regulation.
- 001sky 12y agoIf you're imagination needs broadening... se, eg https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7948931 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7948931 or the many parallels to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7935819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7935819
- Schwoisser 12y agoThe first one is just promotion of mercantilism and the second seems more like obscurantism. Just use fancy words to hide the fallacy. Trust can be build by simple rating system and private certifications with mostly better standarts. The taxi regulations benefit mainly professionals at the cost of society as a whole because it cripples competition and that leads to higher costs for the consumers. I would like to have cheaper taxis at the expense of some security. Others could just go with a certificated taxi company.