Regulation + corruption == not-so-free-market

Started by Baron von Schtinkenbutt, July 09, 2012, 09:52:13 PM

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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

July 09, 2012, 09:52:13 PM
QuoteDC City Council "Uber Amendment" Would Force Sedans To Charge 5x Minimum Taxi Prices (Kill UberX)

Uber cannot catch a break in Washington, DC. The city taxi commission tried to shut the private car service down last January over rule violations that it wasn't actually committing. Now the local government is taking another shot, considering a legislative amendment tomorrow that would force sedan car services like Uber to charge at least five times the minimum cost of cabs.

To be clear, the overall legislation is great, in that it forces taxi companies to start taking credit card payments and using GPS. But the amendment part does not even bother to hide its intentions.

The section's name is literally "Uber Amendments," and comes with a layman's explanation that "[t]hese requirements would ensure that sedan service is a premium class of service with a substantially higher cost that does not directly compete with or undercut taxicab service." (I've obtained the full amendment from Uber, and you can check it out below.)

Ideologue

#1
July 10, 2012, 12:57:00 AM
I got some sedan service the other day. :)
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garbon

#2
July 10, 2012, 08:39:50 AM
Poor DC.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Scipio

#3
July 10, 2012, 10:25:49 AM
We have always been at war with Uber!
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garbon

#4
July 11, 2012, 09:49:55 AM
Oh yay, NYC is expected to have cab fares rise by 17%!
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

DGuller

#5
July 11, 2012, 09:59:56 AM
Those million dollar medallions don't come cheap.

garbon

#6
July 11, 2012, 10:13:06 AM
Quote from: DGuller on July 11, 2012, 09:59:56 AM
Those million dollar medallions don't come cheap.

Just makes me more likely to stick to public transport.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

DGuller

#7
July 11, 2012, 10:16:43 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 10:13:06 AM
Quote from: DGuller on July 11, 2012, 09:59:56 AM
Those million dollar medallions don't come cheap.

Just makes me more likely to stick to public transport.
:x This just made me less likely to stick to public transport.

garbon

#8
July 11, 2012, 10:33:33 AM
Quote from: DGuller on July 11, 2012, 10:16:43 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 10:13:06 AM
Quote from: DGuller on July 11, 2012, 09:59:56 AM
Those million dollar medallions don't come cheap.

Just makes me more likely to stick to public transport.
:x This just made me less likely to stick to public transport.

:yeah:
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Darth Wagtaros

#9
July 11, 2012, 11:00:37 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 09:49:55 AM
Oh yay, NYC is expected to have cab fares rise by 17%!
That is a huge hike, especially with gas prices going down or staying about the same.
PDH!

The Brain

#10
July 15, 2012, 11:33:28 AM
Good old USSA.
Women want me. Men want to be with me.

garbon

#11
July 16, 2012, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 11, 2012, 11:00:37 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 09:49:55 AM
Oh yay, NYC is expected to have cab fares rise by 17%!
That is a huge hike, especially with gas prices going down or staying about the same.

Actually I've revised my opinion. I've taken a few cabs as of late and they are actually pretty cheap right now.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Darth Wagtaros

#12
July 17, 2012, 06:38:07 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 16, 2012, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 11, 2012, 11:00:37 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2012, 09:49:55 AM
Oh yay, NYC is expected to have cab fares rise by 17%!
That is a huge hike, especially with gas prices going down or staying about the same.

Actually I've revised my opinion. I've taken a few cabs as of late and they are actually pretty cheap right now.
Yays!
PDH!
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