Posted on 11/03/2014 8:56:21 AM PST by John Semmens
Lee Rudakewich’s car was impounded and held for $1,000 ransom by the Philadelphia Parking Authority. His crime: offering to drive a willing customer to his chosen destination.
Vince Fenerty, the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s Director, rejected the argument that the provided transportation occurring between consenting adults was no business of the City government. “In this city it is not sufficient that private individuals are satisfied with a transaction of this sort,” Fenerty said. “How a person uses his own car is within the purview of our authority. We do not approve of these unregulated uses.”
Fenerty contended that “the privilege of accepting money for giving a person a ride is not available to just anyone. The taxi companies in this city have paid a hefty sum for the exclusive right to provide such service. It is our duty to protect their monopoly as a quid pro quo.”
Neither was Fenerty impressed with the potential for innovations like UberX to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, which are “not part of the Authority’s mission. Let’s not forget that traffic congestion helps boost gasoline consumption and the tax revenues associated with that. As far as I’m concerned, people like Rudakewich represent a menace to the City’s revenue stream. There is no need for us to show him any mercy.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2014/11/01/ebola-czar-said-to-be-leading-by-example/
I think we need rules on satirical non-satirical articles now.
Semmensed - defined as someone who reads a satirical piece of literature and thinks it is true.
Eg:” you believe that? You have been semmensed.”
Mears Transport ,, the “connected” cab company in Orlando/Tampa now has a smartphone app ... I don’t know if they have enough bribe money to keep Uber and the others out of the city.
The “no fun brigade” seems to hate these posts. They need to lighten up.
Semmens satire is pretty funny... till you realize it’s not satire.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1565816/philadelphia-v-uber-parking-authority-v-uber-recent-incident-leave-uber-user-with-car-impounded/
Absolutely.
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