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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by woolvalley on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @03:24PM (#15973440)
The arguments against special taxi licences are the same arguments against occupational licensing in general.

Do you want every entry level job to require a license and put up barriers to getting these jobs for immigrants? Do you think nail technicians, hairdressers and waiters should require a license to do their job too?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_licensing

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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by captainmuon on Thursday December 21, 2017 @05:07AM (#15977664)
Some jobs should require licenses, or better: exams, some shouldn't. I see no problem deciding that on a case-by-case basis. And as long as the test is not too expensive to take, why not have a hairdresser exam?

The thing that is a barrier for immigrants, in most places, is that they don't get work permits.

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