That may be the case. But my country doesn't have a medallion system or (effective) taxi lobbyists. It does have a licence system where a taxi company that covers an area needs to supply coverage 24/7 so people can get home when they are drunk, or otherwise unsafe, at 3 am on a Tuesday.
Uber ignored all that and just took the profitable peek times. Plus they ignored employment law and paid drivers less than minimum wage.
They "disrupted" our taxi industry by illegally taking the easy profit and ignoring the costs of being a business.
I hate that it seems like every government in the world treats companies that blatantly break the law with kid gloves instead of coming down on them like a ton of bricks.
Uber ignored all that and just took the profitable peek times. Plus they ignored employment law and paid drivers less than minimum wage.
They "disrupted" our taxi industry by illegally taking the easy profit and ignoring the costs of being a business.
I hate that it seems like every government in the world treats companies that blatantly break the law with kid gloves instead of coming down on them like a ton of bricks.