Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to taxis

Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by rhino369 on Sunday August 21, 2016 @02:08AM (#12329646)

That's not how taxi medallions came into existence. Cities began to regulate taxis. They set prices, made safety regulations, made it so taxis couldn't refuse service.

In exchange taxis were licensed to ensure the prices the city set supported a fleet of taxis.

It's hilarious that Uber a billion dollar corporation portrays a bunch of Muslim or African immigrants as rich fat cats. Just lol

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by emodendroket on Sunday August 21, 2016 @08:13AM (#12330637)

What can you say? They've got good PR folks and well-connected political hires.

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by rayiner on Sunday August 21, 2016 @10:07AM (#12330961)

What's particularly fantastic is that they can maintain this PR shtick in the face of the fact that the thing that makes uber possible--surge pricing--is exactly the kind of "gouging" government-regulated rates we're designed to prevent. "Oh, it's raining? Well that's going to cost extra!"

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by emodendroket on Monday August 22, 2016 @10:06AM (#12336396)

I mean, it's gotta help to have guys like David Plouffe on the payroll, right?

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