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When will stupid proggies learn? You CANNOT crush the market!

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After Winning Regulatory Battle Against Ride-Sharing Firms, Austin Turns 
to Black Market and Deregulation

The mess left in the wake of a battle with Uber and Lyft has city 
residents using illegal drivers to get around and officials considering 
dropping many rules

Austin, Texas residents voted earlier this month to leave themselves 
stranded by the side of the road frantically searching for a ride. Well, 
that's not what they'd say they did. Strictly speaking, they voted to 
stick it to corporate interests—by supporting political interests who 
favored other corporate interests. In response to Austin voters' refusal 
to pass a ballot measure to overturn new city regulations on the 
ride-sharing services, Uber and Lyft promptly ceased operating there. 
And that left plenty of people stranded.

Fortunately, as always when government makes it difficult or impossible 
to do business legally, people will do it anyway, despite the law. 
That's not an ideal solution, but at least it helps get people where 
they want to go. And bizarrely, pro-regulatory city officials may be 
poised to belatedly embrace deregulation as a solution to their ills.

more at: 
http://reason.com/archives/2016/05/31/after-winning-regulatory-battle-against


proggies are *SO* fucking stupid

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When will stupid proggies learn? You CANNOT crush the market! Rudy Canoza <cap@philhendrie.con> - 2016-05-31 09:09 -0700

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