> traditional taxi pricing seems expensive but is actually pretty fair once you account for costs and a decent wage. This isn't true in some cities, such as Bo

> traditional taxi pricing seems expensive but is actually pretty fair once you account for costs and a decent wage. This isn't true in some cities, such as Boston, where weird politics have driven the cost of a medallions, required to operate a taxi, up to ridiculous levels (The Boston Globe did an excellent article series on this http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/30/spotlight/9eVWW7Y6RaOIqII62n2XlI/story.html)Anyway http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/03/30/spotlight/9eVWW7..., there are a lot of factors that go into cab fares, and some of them genuinely are stupid and antiquated.