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[–] ilovepussy 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

If you go drive for a taxicab service, you have to pay for a hack license. You also have to pay the owner of a taxi medallion, in order to drive his cab. You have to work a 12-hour shift if you want to break even. You also have the stress of wondering if you're going to get robbed or killed when you pick up a fare.

I find this whole thing laughable. They (the Taxi drivers and Taxi companies) created this animal in order to drive out competition. Why do you think came up with Medallions? They were instituted by cities at the behest of cab drivers to limit the number of licensed cabs on the road thereby ensuring their prosperity. They created their own union, and now they're pissed because someone is using their own laws against them. The Haas Act, prompted by cab drivers themselves, specifically allows pickup services like Uber and Lyft. The ONLY restriction is they cannot be flagged off the street. They still, by law, have to have a valid "hack" license to provide transportation services in NYC.