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Originally Posted by Table 5
Here's my totally uninformed, moron-on-the-street, 3-step strategy.
1) Refund all current license owners their original license fee...but only what they paid to the City, not any perceived increase in value on the black market, or that they paid to some middle-man to rent the license. Protecting the long term investment strategies of a special interest group is not in the best interest of Calgarians. The City doesn't guarantee anyone else's investments either.
2) Charge a new license fee of $100-200 bucks a year (or whatever it takes for the City to do a background check on you and to inspect your car). No limits on licenses...you pass the checks, and you have the cash, you're good to go.
3) Sit back and let the market do it's thing. No special cabs for airports, no set hours, no set fees. Chances are the prices and the level of service will end up pretty close to what makes sense for everyone involved. It sure can't be much worse.
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I really don't see the point in step 1, unless the license came with some sort of binding agreement saying the city is responsible for limiting the number of cabs for all time (which I would believe, the city is super terrible at negotiating on its own behalf).