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Re:Uber, Maker of Summon-a-Car App, Wins in Washington by rossjudson on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @09:10AM (#4229048)
I'd like to see a breakdown of the money flow in the traditional taxi industry. With a medallion system, how much of the cash flow goes to the medallion owner, and how much to the driver?
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Re:Uber, Maker of Summon-a-Car App, Wins in Washington by GFischer on Wednesday July 11, 2012 @12:23PM (#4229882)
There was an interesting article on that recently:

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/06/taxi...

"New York fares have gone up six times over the last 30 years, yet drivers’ real income has fallen"

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