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A comment on DC Taxi Commission Proposes New Rules to Shut Down Uber.

Re:DC Taxi Commission Proposes New Rules to Shut Down Uber by AustinLin on Saturday September 22, 2012 @06:09PM (#4559165)
As long as Uber is proving a useful service in a lawful manner, not ripping people off, the the city should let the consumers decide whether they should stay in business.

If they are such a threat to the DC cab industry the cab companies would do well to adopt some of the techniques that are making Uber so successful.

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Re:DC Taxi Commission Proposes New Rules to Shut Down Uber by adestefan on Saturday September 22, 2012 @06:13PM (#4559176)
The problem is that the DC cab industry was so corrupt that they ended up heavily regulated. Now those regulations do not allow them to do things that Uber does. The fix isn't to outlaw Uber, but to allow the taxis to compete in the same way.
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