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Originally Posted by Barbecue
Please correct me if there's anyone more knowledgeable than I am, but isn't the cabbie's argument that they are unable to maintain a living if the # of licenses were unlimited?
it always seems that you cant get a cab during peak times like Friday & Sat night but what about the lack of demand during weekday morning/afternoon?
and part time taxi's? isn't that just cherry picking the peak hours?
not defending the cabbies, i'd like to here a rebuttal to this argument
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I believe their argument is two-fold.
1) Allowing more cabs (or unlimited cabs) would reduce or eliminate the value of their license, which some have based their futures on.
2) More drivers means more competition means more cabs being forced to take less desirable hours/fares.
I have no sympathy for either point, but someone at city hall obviously does.