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Originally Posted by 4X4
Nobody wants to trounce "new canadians struggling to make ends meet for their families"... Just that it's ridiculous that one specific industry is so strictly regulated, to the point where the rest of us are paying high prices, and still can't even get service?
That's the argument here, dude. It has nothing to do with anyone actually wanting poor new canadians to not have enough money. If the cab gig ain't paying, then do something else. Leave the cab for some young canadian guy that wants a part time job or something. I don't see why it's up to the city to make sure that cab drivers make a certain amount of money.
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I totally agree. I was just pointing out that the strong sentiment behind taxi drivers is probably separate from people's frustration with the cartel. The nice thing about a taxi gig is how stable, and secure it is, how little English one has to speak, and how few worries there are due to competition. Obviously, this all has to do with the bloody cartel, but it doesn't stop me from feeling sorry for these guys, even if services like Uber are necessary disruptions.