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Instead of viewing them as a race to the bottom, perhaps it would be better to think of them as shining a light on the current systems. Just because they aren't
by BrianEatWorld 12y ago
Instead of viewing them as a race to the bottom, perhaps it would be better to think of them as shining a light on the current systems. Just because they aren't regulated now, doesn't mean they can't be in the future. In a way, they offer another chance at regulating areas that have entrenched interests and decades of poor regulation that prevent efficient solutions from emerging today.
- abduhl 12y agoThe only light these companies shine is that of capitalism. Why should we believe that they will be regulated meaningfully in the future and that the regulations won't just serve to bring them into the fold of existing regulations? What is to stop the next "innovator" from coming in to the same space and repeating the same argument about <insert timeframe> of poor regulation preventing efficient solutions? How does re-regulation do anything but protect these companies that have essentially ignored the law? As I said, where does our search for low costs end up battling our sense of personal safety and social responsibility?
- icebraining 12y agoHow does re-regulation do anything but protect these companies that have essentially ignored the law? You mean, like the current laws, which were often written to stop taxi drivers rioting and destroying others' property[1]? As I said, where does our search for low costs end up battling our sense of personal safety and social responsibility? What about allowing each person to choose for herself? [1] http://www.britishpathe.com/video/u-s-taxi-strike http://www.britishpathe.com/video/u-s-taxi-strike