What exactly did Uber do? Other then provide a much better service than taxis, I mean.
Uber drivers were arrested in October 2014, and that December a judge in the Hague banned UberPop, threatening fines up to 100,000 euros. In March 2015, Uber's Amsterdam office was raided by Dutch police.
Emails say that Ms Kroes called ministers and other members of the government to persuade them to back down during the raid.During another raid a week later, Ms Kroes again contacted a Dutch minister the Uber Files show, and, in the words of an email, "harassed" the head of the Dutch
So the government fucked with Uber and they retaliated by buying off politicians so they would be left alone. Good for them.
The issue I have is that governments regulate taxis super hard. Including requiring taxi medallions that can cost $1 million or more (back when $1 million was a lot of money anyway). While Uber provides a generally better service, they also sidestep the regulations that were put in place for taxis.
Without the burden of regulations of course Uber can out compete traditional taxis. It isn't fair to any side, and it allows Uber to keep a larger cut than would be otherwise possible. The solution is to roll back regulations on taxis to help level the playing field.
Of course most blue cities wouldn't dream of giving up any regulations, lest some politicians lose out on kickbacks. So everything will remain corrupt and fucked, likely the same in France...
What exactly did Uber do? Other then provide a much better service than taxis, I mean.
So the government fucked with Uber and they retaliated by buying off politicians so they would be left alone. Good for them.
The issue I have is that governments regulate taxis super hard. Including requiring taxi medallions that can cost $1 million or more (back when $1 million was a lot of money anyway). While Uber provides a generally better service, they also sidestep the regulations that were put in place for taxis.
Without the burden of regulations of course Uber can out compete traditional taxis. It isn't fair to any side, and it allows Uber to keep a larger cut than would be otherwise possible. The solution is to roll back regulations on taxis to help level the playing field.
Of course most blue cities wouldn't dream of giving up any regulations, lest some politicians lose out on kickbacks. So everything will remain corrupt and fucked, likely the same in France...