antiqueboi t1_iwx3ea4 wrote
I am as libertarian capitalist as they come. but the taxi drivers did get screwed over by the city because the city allowed Uber and Lyft. Uber and Lyft are basically the same as taxis so value of medallion plummeted.
C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_ix2akr0 wrote
It’s not the taxi driver’s fault, but the TLC had the capability to create a yellow cab hailing app years before uber and lyft and didn’t do it.
antiqueboi t1_ix4aje3 wrote
The city should have said "a private livery vehicle that is reserved 4 hours in advance does not need a medallion. and is considered a limo service."
"a livery service that is reserved less than 4 hours in advance is considered a taxi and requires a medallion"
this would have been fair to everyone.
utamog t1_ixxsxb2 wrote
Then you are not a libertarian capitalist at all. Literally bemoaning free competition at the expense of consumer choice.
antiqueboi t1_iy08ee0 wrote
yes but the government created the artificial restriction in the first place. there never should have been medallions to begin with.
antiqueboi t1_iy08n2i wrote
it would be like the government saying you need to pay them 1 million for a license to do something then one day they are like "oh nvm you don't need a license anymore anyone can do it"
utamog t1_iy09xoc wrote
It’s not very libertarian capitalist to defend the establishment of fucked and corrupt legacy government bodies at the expense of consumer choice. Have your opinion but don’t claim you are libertarian.
utamog t1_iy09ybb wrote
It’s not very libertarian capitalist to defend the establishment of fucked and corrupt legacy government bodies at the expense of consumer choice. Have your opinion but don’t claim you are libertarian as they come, that’s just logically incompatible.
antiqueboi t1_iy0grew wrote
im not defending the establishment, im saying that the drivers should be able to sue the city for losses incurred due to allowing people to violate the license requirement.
utamog t1_iy0hagk wrote
No you literally said that Uber drivers shouldn’t be allowed to operate as ordinary taxi drivers. You just are not a real libertarian, this performative shit is dumb.
antiqueboi t1_iy2lf81 wrote
under the system the government created they should not. why would anyone be a taxi driver and pay 800k, when they can bypass all that by just doing uber or lyft?
the solution is for the government to buy back medallions from the drivers for whatever they paid for them. then not regulate taxis or limos at all.
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