[dsc]

“Not in Nottingham. The Sheriff was the law.”

No, the sheriff was a vassal.

“Here, the people of Portland get to make their own laws about taxis in their city.”

Without researching it, I would be willing to bet that they don’t. I would bet that those laws have been and continue to be made by corrupt politicians who don’t give a furry little rat’s butt about the will of the people.

[binreadin]

Bottom line is that the taxis have to obey the law and Uber isn't. Uber also hit the news a few weeks ago because they hired only foreign engineers here on visas. They are aiming to put the taxicab businesses out of business. They already jack their prices up if demand is heavy, and they are aiming to do away with human drivers altogether. What happens when taxis disappear and only driverless robot cars are on the road, charging what they want, bringing us where they think we should go? I was a big Uber supporter early on, but there are key moral flaws in that operation now.