Do the drivers have guns to their heads and are they chained to the steering wheel?
Uber and Lyft would single-handedly make taxi medallions worthless after a time and the cities can’t let that happen.
the racket must be protected at all costs.
As you probably know, Uber has the secret nuclear weapon of lobbying, they hired Plouffy as a VP.
What is uber but an app for gypsy cabs?