[PGR88]

I would make it $40/hour, and then everyone could be above average.

[morphing libertarian]

50 is a round number

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

...like the children in Lake Wobegon...

[snoringbear]

“I would make it $40/hour, and then everyone could be above average.”
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I’m guessing that the big cab companies are behind this. Until Uber and Lyft came on the scene the majors such as yellow and checker had a lock on the taxi business especially at airports and downtown areas.