You're attempting to compensate for an external inequity (some people are rich, some for reasons not pertaining to their own merit) by reducing the availability

You're attempting to compensate for an external inequity (some people are rich, some for reasons not pertaining to their own merit) by reducing the availability of a scarce resource in favor of mandating a free-for-all that will occasionally benefit a lucky lower income individual. This is, unfortunately, one of the most inefficient and expensive ways to institute social reform. It is also being applied to a system for which there is also a far more regulated counterpart in the taxi system. Except, guess what? Dispatch says you won't be getting a cab for hours because they're already booked.