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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
How is this any of the business of city hall? Does the city care to make sure there's not too many pho places in Calgary, to ensure pho restaurant owners make a decent living? Sorry, but this argument always bugs the crap out of me, as it is really not the city's business whether cab drivers can make a living or not. That just screams lame reasoning to me whenever someone uses it.
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They do regulate zoning quite stringently.
They also set standards which must be maintained for businesses to be licensed to operate in the City. Health, Safety, insurance, must all be adequately maintained for any Pho shop.
Same thing is generally being regulated under the livery bylaws. Ensuring there are minimum standards of service, regulated rates, insurance, inspections, etc, are all done in the CONSUMER's name, not to protect some taxicab oligopoly.
Don't get me wrong, I like Uber and the current taxi system is broken, but your arguments against the city's regulations just make you sound ignorant to how the world operates. This cannot be the wild west with a race to the bottom.