,B>RI]S TO ,5TRY & ,FAKE ,SC>CITIES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,= DECADES TAXI REGULATIONS HAVE S]V$ AS ! TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE ( GOV]NM5T REGULATIONS CREAT+ >TIFICIAL 5CLOSURES1 R5TS1 & WAGE LABOR4 ,9 ADDITION TO A HO/ ( PROHIBIT\S REGULATIONS ?AT EV5 EXT5D TO ! COLOR ( A DRIV]'S SOCKS1 ! 0M$ALLION0 SY/EM DRAMATICALLY LIMITS ! NUMB] ( TAXI 9 MAJOR CITIES :ILE AT ! SAME TIME ALL[+ LIC5SES TO BE R5T$ & SOLD 7PRICES RANGE BETWE5 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( DOLL>S & OV] A MILLION 9 ,NEW ,YORK74 ,NATURALLY ?IS IMPOS$ SC>CITY HAS L$ TO MONOPOLI/IC SITUATIONS ) M$ALLIONS TI<TLY CONTROLL$ BY MIDDLEM51 =C+ DRIV]S TO OP]ATE UND] CAPRICI\S BOSSES 9 DIRE WORK+ CONDITIONS4 

,TODAY1 F9ALLY1 ?IS REM>KABLY %>P & LONG LA/+ P]V]SION IS ON ! V]GE ( BE+ DISSOLV$4 ,YET !RE'S A TWI/3 ,! DAM IS BREAK+ NOT ?R\< ! LONG/&+ EF=TS ( GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ]S1 BUT ?R\< ! P[] ( TWO V5TURE CAPITALI/ JUGG]NAUTS1 ,UB] & ,LYFT1 ) !IR [N POLITICAL CAPITAL CAPABLE ( CONTE/+ ! 5TR5*$ MONOPOLY 9T]E/S 9 V>I\S CITIES4 

,UB] & ,LYFT >E NOT SA9TS1 9 MANY WAYS !Y TOO RELY ON ! /ATE PRIVILEGES4 ,! UNIMAG9ABLE RES]VES ( V5TURE CAPITALI/ MONEY ?AT PROTECTS !M FROM LABOR OR COMMUNITY PRESSURES HAVE !IR ROOTS 9 ! EXTREME R5TS EXTRACT$ FROM ! 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY & BANK+ SECTORS1 PR(IT ?AT W\LDN'T EXI/ )\T ! GUN ( ! /ATE4 ,FUR!R ! BUS9ESS MODELS ( ,UB] & ,LYFT 9VOLVE CORRALL+ US]S -- 9 ?IS CASE W\LD-BE 9DEP5D5T TAXI DRIV]S -- 9TO C5TRALIZ$ 0WALL$ G>D5S0 ONL9E & EXTRACT+ R5TS4 

,NEV]!LESS !IR EXPLOIT ( HOLES 9 TAXI REGULATIONS & OP5+ UP ( ! PR(ESSION TO 9DEP5D5T DRIV]S :O HAV5'T PAID EXORBITANT FEES IS AN UNQUALIFI$ POSITIVE4 ,:ILE !RE'S NO GU>ANTEE ,UB] & ,LYFT WON'T EV5TUALLY TRY TO CUT !IR [N DEAL TO EXCLUDE COMPETITION & 5ABLE !M TO PREY ON CU/OM]S & W\LD-BE DRIV]S ) LIMIT$ OPTIONS1 !IR /EPS HAVE OP5$ ! DOOR TO COMPETITORS ) MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ OR COOP]ATIVE MODELS4 ,! TIDE IS F9ALLY TURN+4 

,SADLY ?IS HAS BE5 GREET$ ) \TRAGE AMONG ! LESS-RADICAL RANKS ( ! LEFT4 

,IT'S UND]/&ABLE ?AT TAXI DRIV]S :O'VE ALREADY SUNK A DEEP 9VE/M5T 9 ! PRES5T REGULATION REGIME W\LD BE HORRIFI$ AT ANY?+ ?AT MI<T OP5 ! PR(ESSION UP TO \TSID]S4 ,! COMPETITION IS C]TA9 TO DRIVE F>ES D[N1 & 9 ! PRES5T REGULATION REGIME MANY DRIV]S >E B>ELY BREAK+ EV5 PAY+ HUGE CUTS ( !IR 9COME TO DISPAT*]S & REGULATORS4 ,EV5 IF DRIV]S C\LD EASILY EXTRICATE !MSELVES FROM ! WEB ( PR$ATORY TIES ?AT CURR5TLY B9D !M & TAKE ADVANTAGE ( NEW POSSIBILITIES1 WAT*+ O!RS 5T] ! 9DU/RY )\T SIMIL> BURD5S CAN BE GALL+4 

,YET ATTEMPTS TO FRAME DEF5SES ( TAXI REGULATIONS AS A MATT] ( SECUR+ ! 0PR(ESSIONALISM0 ( ! 9DU/RY >E BUT ! LATE/ *APT] 9 A LONG SAD HI/ORY ( CONS]VATIVE UNIONS FI<T+ O!R WORK]S RA!R ?AN ! BOSSES OR ! /ATE BY ATTEMPT+ TO LIMIT ! LABOR POOL ?R\< MEANS SU* AS LAWS ?AT =BADE IMMIGRANTS FROM GETT+ C]TA9 JOBS 0\T ( CONC]N = /&>DS04 ,9 ?IS 9CR$IBLY %ORT-SI<T$ M9DSET ORGANIZ+ EXI/+ WORK]S COMES FIR/ & ! DEVIL TAKE EV]YONE ELSE4 

,9 ! NAME ( SAV+ EXI/+ JOBS ! NAIVE LEFTI/ 5DS UP PROTECT+ ! WAGE LABOR SY/EM ITSELF4 

,! ACTUAL RADICAL SOLUTION IS TO /OP RELY+ ON BOSSES TO PROVIDE US ) 9COME2 NOT TO CL+ TO !M TI<T] WAIT+ = SOME DI/ANT REVOLUTION BUT TO G5]ATE JOBS \RSELVES4 ,! 9SANITY ( MASS UNEMPLOYM5T & PREC>ITY 9 A CREATIVE ABLE-BODI$ POPULACE IS ONLY POSSIBLE :5 GATEKEEP]S CONTROL :O'S ALL[$ TO DO ANY?+ = ANYONE ELSE4 ,?IS IS ! 9ESCAPABLE P]V]SE EFFECT ( LIB]AL 0REGULATION02 :]E HAIRDRESS]S LOBBY TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO BRAID HAIR = MONEY )\T SP5D+ ?\S&S ( DOLL>S ON A C]TIFICATION4 

,9 AN AGE ( ROBU/ & WIDELY-US$ CONSUM] REPORTS LIKE ,YELP & DEC5TRALIZ$ MEANS ( C]TIFICATION1 ! /ATI/ CRY 0,H[ W\LD Y\ REGULATE ?AT860 HAS LONG GR[N DEFUNCT4 ,:AT MO/ IMP]ILS /&>DS ( S]VICE & WORK+ CONDITIONS >E OLIG>*IES4 ,B>RI]S TO 5TRY & FAKE SC>CITIES CREAT$ AT ! PO9T ( A POLICEMAN'S GUN >E NO FRI5D ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 & LEFTI/S ?AT DEF5D !M >E 9COH]5T & REACTION>Y4 

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