“Taxis are limited in my town to 2000.”
What other private businesses would you have the state limit in number by law? Package delivery services? (They use the roads also). Mobile car wash vans? Ditto. Wrecker/tow truck services? Private trash haulers? It has been my longstanding observation that in every case where the government hands out licenses to restrict competition, price to the consumer goes up and quality of service goes down. And the process of acquiring and retaining a license becomes corrupt, with politicians and bureaucrats lining their pockets with bribes from incumbent and new-entrant firms.
I am not sure what other vehicles I’d want limited. Perhaps none? Do you think that works?
In any event, if Uber Lyft isn’t limited I don’t think taxis should be either. I can not understand how this double standard in our laws continues.