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But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 1 day agoWell that’s not really an endorsement of cabs. The kids would bus it otherwise because the idea of taking an expensive, smelly cab is not even an option. Some Cabs have tried to improve to compete but it’s still worse than Uber after all these years so why even consider taking one?
TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I don’t know what it’s like in the states, but here in Australia taxis just can’t compete because of the massive licensing fees they have to pay to cover taxi zones and such. I’m not pro or anti taxi or uber, but there are loads of stories here of people who have paid well into 6 figures for taxi licenses right before uber came along and blew them out of the water. I do feel bad for them.