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Old 09-13-2015, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by goodtimesintv View Post
Concept of Uber and Lyft car-sharing businesses shown in this video. "Nobody's going to ride [taxis] for $45 per ride".......

Before some get all hot under the collar about the competition they pose for taxis, think about this:

My friend age 84 was here for a few weeks. When I could not take her to a class at a Regional Rec Center about 7 miles from us in The Villages, the regular taxi fare was going to be $26. Obviously, she did not go. The consumer is hostage to typical taxi rates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jezJzgXkuM
Aren't taxi fares regulated by the local governments?
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