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The broader issue here is that Europe and especially Germany has a regulated market. The voters voted for that for generations. It is not only taxi but all sort
by holri 12y ago
The broader issue here is that Europe and especially Germany has a regulated market. The voters voted for that for generations.
It is not only taxi but all sorts of professions that have similar or even more restrictive laws.
- aianus 12y agoFor any given regulatory issue, there is a core group of self-interested voters or political donators who support the regulation, and everyone else who doesn't care much one way or the other. This results in lots of protectionist legislation and regulation even if the majority of people are neutral or mildly opposed.
- holri 12y agoThe reigning CDU and also the in the past reigning SPD are well known for their protectionism and regulation. If voters would not like that they would have voted the FDP. This has nothing to do with corruption, but with Europe's and Germanies history back to the guilds [1] from the dark age. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild