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Originally Posted by Ducay
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.
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K, that's just a dumb comparison. Health and safety doesn't mean they limit how many pho places can open up. I'm not disagreeing with health and safety regulations, I'm disagreeing with the city regulating competition.