DC's Taxi Wars
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-09-26/dcs-taxi-wars
The DC Council waded into the contentious politics of taxi regulation this week, considering new rules to regulate luxury services like Uber. Traditional taxi cab drivers say these new services enjoy an unfair advantage that threatens their livelihoods. Supporters say they provide a valuable service and are bringing change to an old, flawed system. We get the latest.
Guests
Martin Di Caro
transportation reporter, WAMU
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His almost sheepish afterthought: "It is. It is expensive." But it's just that, an afterthought. And one that comes after loudly singing the praises of Uber. So what is - once again - not at all represented in these WAMU shows, and WaPo articles, is the interests of those making less than $75,000 a year. The backbone of the city in other words. You take some guy or woman from Hyattsville who asks you about how to get a taxi, and someone like this guy tells her, hey try Uber and the Hyattsvillian does, and then pays for it at the end, well you will sure hear a story about those KER AZY Washingtonians!
Because that person from Hyattsville has sense. But so do a lot of Washingtonians, but we just can't for the life of us get our POV represented in our media.
What I love is how this guy then says, well I take taxis - because don't cha know Uber's too expensive!, something we know only through his parenthetical talking - and not only that, but he says that AFTER trashing the entire taxi service in DC.
Mary Cheh is representing the interests of some very wealthy people. We should not allow those interests to outweigh the interests of the majority.
What about those people who do not have smart phones??