Presumably they add a degree of quality control, something government is notoriously ill-equipped to provide. That said, allowing any individual with a car to l

Presumably they add a degree of quality control, something government is notoriously ill-equipped to provide. That said, allowing any individual with a car to license themselves and go out in the world to earn their fortune seems even more a Randian dream than the Uber system. If nothing else, Uber's disruption of traditional taxi services has started a conversation. It begs us to rethink how we hire private transportation, how businesses that facilitate these services operate, and how workers who provide these services are compensated. That's a good thing.