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Re:End of the line for Uber? by alkonaut on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:19PM (#28134733)
> Taxi licenses are an artificially constrained resource, which keeps prices high

This is only true for some markets where there is a monopoly or a medallion system. Not all markets are like that, not even all markets Uber operate in. Some of the biggest are though.

Re:End of the line for Uber? by webmaven on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @07:18PM (#28136013)
Are you aware of any analysis on the quality/cost of taxi services in markets without an artificially constrained supply?