D.C. Taxi Heist: How a new law would screw drivers and riders

[TheIndiana219]

Before you know it we will be told how many times your Aloud to flush your toilet the way are government is crock of shit my opinion

[valcarni1]

You need regulation and thus governments to keep corporations in check to allow the free market to thrive, which will bring down prices and create more products and services to create a better standard of living for all. But when regulations empower corporations to an unfair advantage over small business, that is when things go bad.

[happykillmore88]

I don't think I've ever been so mad in my life.  HORSESHIT

[arcadeninjasan]

@hellfirewrestling98 Anti-trust regulation is good in most cases. That's basically it lol.

[arcadeninjasan]

I heard George Will on Econtalk recently say "the national past time is no longer baseball it is rent seeking".

[Emidretrauqe]

How do I follow this bill?

[jboze3131]

When people get power, this is often the result. Which is why we need fewer people in power, and we need the power to be much less concentrated among such a small group of insiders.

Shameful that people keep electing the sort of people that would even think of doing these things. In the end, a large part of the blame falls on the populace for consistently making ignorant decisions at the ballot box.

[kingcherub]

I see what's going on here, you libertards don't fool me!. Reason gets Koch money and does a story on free market taxi drivers who waste more gas than nice efficient state approved regulated taxi companies so the Koch brothers oil conglomerate can sell more oil to poor people. And, if you think I'm wrong it's because you love that insane retard Glenn Beck.... //sarcasm...in case anyone didn't get the joke///

[elfspriit]

we need to just stop recognizing the federal and corrupt local governments altogether. without recognition, they will die.

[dubified89]

@elfspriit Yeah people need to begin to just see them as crooks and illegitimate.

[papeluso]

That's why I wrote my book:

Please Break The Law.

Visit: Please Break The law.com

[RKAddict101]

Lmao fail policy. Too bad there's thousands more of these situations across the country.

[dbraden1958]

This is just another example of the "regulation" game. Politicians "regulate" (I use quotes as control is more accurate) an industry to get campaign cash in return (or bribes as the video shows one example - how many more bribes are there?). And those politically connected get the business while others are prevented from competing with them (in this case, or other favors in other cases).

The right government involvement is to resolve disputes among buyers and sellers (via the courts).

[UTubekookdetector]

Why let the free market determine which drivers succeed and fail when you can get the gov't to just wave its magic wand & "fix" it all? This stinks of rent-seeking. Follow the money!

[ScientologyStoners]

I just visited SF and they do it as well... 800,000 people... 1,500 cabs. Public Transportation is a nightmare over there, and this adds fuel to the fire.

[mwmace]

Because of politicians and big government, the whole stinking system is rotten to the core.

[BillyRayEdwards]

I'M sure Jim Espstein "DC Taxi Hiest" going to Make folks see and understand the issue of Freedom Enterprize or the dc taxicab system in Washington DC and also know how deep it is in the history of the African American Community that people of color from else where did not know and enjoyed the Freedom, will know now, that we are in the same fight for Freedom is the real issue we Stand.>>Billy Ray

[mayne242]

cops are tops

[MrTavao]

Please, could anyone send me the transcription of this video? I want to translate it to Portuguese and submit to the Brazilian Mises Institute ("Instituto Mises Brasil": mises dot org dot br).

Thank you!

[cheesechoker]

The only example of corruption that John Ray cites while arguing for the medallion system is a license bribery scheme where several men attempted to pay off a member of the Taxi Commission (see: wapo .st/qwTGQt ).

But that's political corruption that only happened BECAUSE of licensure. How is that an argument for greater licensure? The more tightly the supply of licenses is controlled, the greater the potential for corruption.

[bnpixie1990]

I feel really sorry for those cab drivers. Not harming anybody and the government comes along and threatens their livelihood. What is DC thinking? That they need more unemployed?

[starrychloe]

Nyc does this. Why didn't you compare with nyc?

[jone4700]

Medallions are the worst.

[cobraram]

This what we have in Seattle. Cabs can have either King County medallion and/or City of Seattle medallions. Drivers are so screwed all the way around. They are paying for license fees, gas, repairs, and daily rental fees. To make things worse, King County and City of Seattle taxi licensing departments don't get along. At the end of the day, drivers and customers are getting screwed.

[independence4wales]

@cobraram and there must have bribery/corruption around who gets the medallions. The medallion system centralises power which is plain and simple communism

[AveIvy]

Damn! Marion Barry is in on the take again. SMDH!

[Zooksboardshop]

This reminds me of some good songs

Pennywise - F authority

Smutt Peddlers - F you thats why

[LizzyxDarcy]

Well, well, I hope taxi drivers are taking a good look at who is turning to destroy their freedoms.

[vinsgraphics]

Practically every driver shown here is a minority, most likely a low-income earner, and yet they are being screwed by the same Democrats who depend on their vote. Liberalism does not create wealth, it destroys it. Rather than decide in the interests of fairness and free enterprise, corrupt politicians and lawyers crony up to a monopolizing job killer. This protest is emblematic of the whole Tea Party movement; a fight against over-regulation and over-taxation. Way to go, Democrats!

[flyfingers81]

@vinsgraphics Agreed. These kinds of liberal initiatives are anti-growth. Progressives just cant seem to see the bigger picture when it comes to really creating jobs. Washington SCUM in three thousand dollar suits.

[independence4wales]

@flyfingers81 Nothing "liberal" about this proposal. Anti-liberal/left is a more accurate description

[brenoalmeidabr]

Tanks socialism!

[Kerogas]

See ! This is exactly the kind of innovative thinking that is driving our national economic recovery !  lol

[Lulzertank]

REMEMBER, CHILDREN

REGULATION = GOOD

Oh, wait. It's actually a business-choking abomination. I must have been thinking of something that doesn't kill jobs, like a lack of totalitarian bureaucracy.

[birdablaze]

@Lulzertank

Oh shut the fuck up. Not all regulation is bad nor is all regulation good. This world isn't black and white so stop thinking in those terms.

[BobGeorgeAU]

@Lulzertank

Make that SMALL business-choking abomination. Big business loves it and they are often to reason many regulations are pushed through. Because the most powerful competitors want to eliminate or stifle competition and they want they buddies in government to do it. Because that's a lot easier than actually providing a better service than your competitors and competing in a honest way.

[4thstuning]

Once again the objective observer can only conclude that ALL licensing and most regulations are simply protection rackets, using the force of government, for the big guys against the little guys and the public. DC, at all levels, has proven itself a cesspool of bad government for sale. Unfortunately it's mostly populated with statists who whose cultural norm is taking from producers, so if it comes to a vote I don't have much hope for the cabbies.

[yakyakyak69]

I'll bet $100.00 that MOST if not ALL of these people voted for "progressive" liberal statists who are cronies of corporations (like cab companies) and OTHER "special interest groups" AND WILL VOTE FOR THEM AGAIN!

Statism is Despotism!

Why and HOW all the Statism possible?

Watch: “Statism's Assembly Line” on YouTube.

/watch?v=XkxGEKnsORA

[independence4wales]

Its largely unregulated so open to corruption. How exactly is that possible? By definition the power is in the hands of the drivers themselves?

All the taxi drivers are bribed by someone? Who would do that and why?

[jetrpg22]

This is some of the sickest stuff i have ever seen, heelo we be da gov. we like scarcity it hurts the people , who in turn come begging to us for help... which we just give them more scarcity for.. hahaha . The only Robber Barons that ever existed in US history were gov. officials.

[SirWinstoneChurchill]

Hey, there's a "shovel ready project" waiting to happen...

Burying the DC Taxi Commission in their own bullshit.

We can't have people going off the Democrat welfare plantation and earning an honest living...

[SaulOhio]

This is an issue where the case for a free market SHOULD be an easy slam dunk. But because people don't understand the issue, the fight against the medallion bill is a going to be a long uphill fight.

[independence4wales]

@SaulOhio And in Greece the World Bank, IMF are saying the taxi industry should be completely liberalized. What is happening to the USA?

[robert7515968]

The government hates the free market.The free market makes people free.Thats why they hate it.

[666sigma]

Another example of our corrupt government. Government is PURE evil. Our founders knew it. Republicans, and especially Democrats, are unconstitutional corrupt pricks.

[Sally0h]

A businessman hires a lobbyist to get a bill passed that will only benefit the businessman. Lobbyists should go to jail. They can replace the pot smokers.

[independence4wales]

@Sally0h There is nothing stopping all the taxi drivers from pooling their cash and lobbying the law makers. Not that I like the fact that lawmakers vote according to where the cash is and not for what is right

[Sally0h]

@independence4wales Forced to spend their hard earned money to fight corruption... with more of the same. Not a moral choice.

[independence4wales]

@Sally0h I agree, but this is world we live in. If you want Google "most powerful people in america wales" - 1st result

[vinsgraphics]

@independence4wales The only thing stopping the taxi drivers from pooling their cash ... is the cash. It's not exactly a high income job. Lawmakers aren't going to listen for peanuts. As a driver myself, I have to pay for the rental of the vehicle FIRST, before I make dollar one for myself. If I don't drive, I don't eat. This means being on the road anywhere from 12 to 18 hours a day sometimes; mostly less, because there are kids to look after. It's a thankless job, aside from the flexibility.

[independence4wales]

@vinsgraphics Yeah okay, I'm not talking big bucks. How many drivers are there in DC approx?

[vinsgraphics]

@independence4wales Not sure about DC. I'm out here in Orange County (Los Angeles area). I gave up the cab a couple years ago, now I work as a limo/Town Car (TCP) driver, on call. Better clientele, better cars, better flexibility.

[independence4wales]

@vinsgraphics Okay there looks to be between 6-10,000 drivers (vid says). If they all put in 100dollars each to "lobby" the politicians that's a 600K pot which can be shared between the politicians that vote yes. If the law doesn't go their way they get their money back. If they get what they want a good result. Granted, you may end up with politicians shaking down the population with threats of new laws. Maybe there should be some sort of penalty for proposing stupid laws that get voted down.

[Timasion]

Government should not have this much power. That's the problem. People complain about government waste and spending and my question is "why did the government think it could spend this money in the first place?"

[lanteew]

Watching that guy take a bribe made me sick to my stomach. How much money would you take to sell out another individual's freedoms?

The Golden Rule really is the heart of libertarian thought.

[keytarpimp]

I am so glad Reason is out there. I hope people are getting it. And I hope it is not to late.

[soco13466]

I used to drive a cab, paid $85 a DAY, plus gas. The best time to make money was at the first of the month, when the SSI and SS checks arrived. Motels were swinging with crack parties, etc. Then about the second week- crickets chirping...

And I'm on the side of these drivers. They actually own their own cabs? Work their own hours? When things are slow, many will sit it out, whereas the cab company will send out WAY too many cars, for the daily "lease." The drivers will be screwed by politicians.

[pinegrove33]

just sick, perfect example of how big gov screws minorities

[58robbo]

this has been done to almost every single industry in the world. pharma, insurance, banking, tobacco, alcohol, construction, medicine, fast food etc. the regulations are ALWAYS disguised as something to help the consumer when in fact its main purpose is to rid the markets of competition. sadly it's unstoppable because humans are too stupid and shortsighted to understand that if you relinquist freedom for security, YOU WILL LOSE BOTH!

[SaulOhio]

@58robbo "the regulations are ALWAYS disguised as something to help the consumer when in fact its main purpose is to rid the markets of competition."

Then its the same people who push the regulations that want antitrust laws to preserve competition! NUTS! Its insane!

[58robbo]

@SaulOhio that i guess is the "intention" of antitrust laws. in reality they do no such thing. contrary to popular opinion, monopoly is rare in free markets. it is govt, with their oppressive barriers to market, entry which for the most part create monopolies and cartels

[THINKINGFREEMAN]

These scams go no in Philly, New York , & Chicago .

The government is going to control all the rackets if you don't like it they will pull your permit (permition slip)

Shut your cabs down for a week if you can and stop this now !!

[TopHatKitty]

This pisses me off. And why would they put a limit on cabs by only putting 4000 medallions? People aren't stupid, if their are too many or too little cabs, it regulates itself in that aspect, just like businesses do. This law just seems so unnecessary, the only way it will benefit is the people who are going to run the companies once the law is passed!

[planetcave]

That's how crony capitalism works - eliminating the last remnant of a free market economy.

[NoDeity]

It's the equivalent of trying to force prostitutes to work for pimps after they've been successfully working independently.

[newyorkairsoft]

Let me guess, how many of these taxi drivers voted for the same people who intend to take away their business to "level the playing field," for the "children," as well as for the "poor."

The fee, of course, is required to punish the evil taxi drivers to "pay their fair share." Owning a business is, of course, a loophole, and needed to be closed.

Seriously, if you don't want these none sense, vote out the nannies. Join us as freedom loving, free-marking loving Americans.

[dhz781]

@newyorkairsoft Well said. People complain about the corruption and cronyism in DC and our state and local governments, yet continue to relect the same insane politicians. The real problem is the economic ignorance of VOTERS, not politicians. Once people realize that independence from government is what truly fosters prosperity, it's obvious that politicians like Bernie Sanders, Barney Frank, and Barack Obama are the problem, not the solution.

[dhz781]

@dhz781 There are a lot of bad republicans who keep getting reelected too (I'm looking at you, John McCain). But I liked the alliteration of calling out Bernie, Barney, and Barack when I wrote that.

[Timasion]

@dhz781 I have to agree. In my state (the Unfortunate State of California), the legislature has an approval rating of 23%. Yes, 75% of all Californians disapprove of the legislature. Yet, in the last election, not a single incumbent was removed and not a single seat changed parties.

I can only hope that the new redistricting will help us.

[ih8ronpaulh8ers]

great piece. Thank you

[brad238899]

I love seeing immigrants and native born people as well as just about every race together fighting against tyranny and for liberty. That is how America is supposed to be. I wish all Taxi drivers the best in Washington D.C..

[wolfv22]

ok, let me get this straight, they want to purposefully refuse the number of jobs? Apparently no one got the memo, but we are trying to INCREASE jobs, not decrease them....

[1czelaya]

free markets>>>>>>regulated-governm­ent markets

[swu880]

1 person is from a cab company

[buckiemohawk]

I live in Orlando.. medallions don't work. In Tampa to take a cab home from work would only cost me 9 dollars in Orlando it cost me 17 dollars

[08071987]

that is a sad cruel situation with obvious ulterior motives surely a law like that won't pass but hey always expect the unexpected when it comes to politics

[shalcall]

It seems that this is a clear case of rent seeking. A rich business man bribes a politician to implement laws that profit the rich business man. If people paid attention to politics, this wouldn't happen.

We have medallions in NYC, but they serve a purpose. There is only so much road in Manhattan, and if you didn't limit cabs, the city would be constantly over run with traffic.

[ABGAN100]

this is and example of the flat out government corruption every one of those city counsel members should be fired today! and any government official member who supports this medallion bill should be fired! the problem is that the people in this state keep voting these democrats back into office!

!

[ForTehNguyen]

only the well connected will be able to get these medallions

[bocanutz]

Good luck.

[trime1851]

DC Government is criminal at most levels.  Political Correctness rather than fact-based logic rules.

The congress should assume power over the DC Government just like the federal government did over the southern states after the civil war during the Reconstruction.

When DC demonstrates the proven ability to govern competently, honestly and responsibly, control should be returned to the local politicians.

[safewaysecurity]

All of this is criminal. Not a surprise coming from the District of Criminals.

[rickinchvilleva]

Once again, politicians and businesses get together to put hard working immigrants and black folks out of a job.

[THORTHETHUNDERER]

hahaha it's funny this is a little off subject but fitting for this subject anyway, if anyone has played Fallout 3 the game is set in a Mad Max style post apocalyptic future. Washington D.C. is referred to as "The Capital Wasteland" but I actually refer to D.C. as that today, in real life cause it's such a dump with how the scumbags in power run things.

[dapd4p]

@THORTHETHUNDERER lolll i thought i was the only one that referred to it for that reason

[THORTHETHUNDERER]

@dapd4p brother you're not the only one, hell The Capital Wasteland in real life judging on how our government is, seems to be in control of the Enclave LOL!

[teleray23]

Welcome to Las Vegas medallion fun DC.

[saper321]

Makes me sick. It's about time we stand up to those liberal government thugs.

[yojimbo81]

Liberal fascism at work. Obey!

[032125]

Murray Rothbard describes the justification and actual effects of the medallion scam in NYC in his lectures "Introduction to Microeconomics" which you can find here on YouTube. It is well worth a listen; nothing has changed since he gave the lectures way back in 1983; mercantilism then, mercantilism now.

[furyofbongos]

Perfect example of what government breads -- the co opting of the initiation of the use of force, which all government is, to benefit political insiders at the expense of everyone else.

[mikeydude750]

oh no the cabbies are going to lose their jobs! Good, their industry is the scum of the earth and they're abusive and exploitative. I hope the government regulates it out of existence

[Ronnock]

@mikeydude750 Really...?

[Valdris1987]

police state coming to take your freedoms!

[SuperTB4]

@mictheorist Ok, So I meant that you dont have a police record of crime. So yes, I overexagerrated a little bit.

[TravistheHuman]

Who would like to ask permission to start your own business?

[NAGGERNUTZ]

A union organizing tactic?

[Redeye1524]

I thought Dems fought for the working man?

[chronDiggity]

example of big business controlling government.

[SunsetDetail]

Free enterprise: helping immigrant minorities make a modest, enjoyable living. Take that socialists!

[Vegemighty]

Just another way of keeping the underclass down. Deny them the keys to self-empowerment. Afterall, who can fight a system if they're livelihoods depend on it.

[i2aymond]

This kind of thing has been happening for thousands of years.

[SuperTB4]

In Europe they have test to see if you know your way around the city and arent a serial killer. But this is absolutely awful! Keep up the fight against these people!!

[VegasBilgeRat]

this is awful....

[yakyakyak69]

This is what you get when you vote for a Statist!

[GetMeThere1]

It's simple: When government creates conditions such that YOU CAN ONLY WORK IF THEY SAY YOU CAN WORK, it attacks a PROFOUNDLY FUNDAMENTAL right to "live."

I'll note that this is VERY DIFFERENT from "well intentioned" license requirements. It's easy to agree with the attempt (however misguided) for government to try to make sure that those doing some work are able to do it PROPERLY. It's another thing when government creates a BARRIER against people earning a living.

[johammbass]

Fuck the government

[MrWatchdawg77]

This sounds criminal! 

[FunkyBunchesOfOats]

@MrWatchdawg77

it is

[darkwhitedirewolf]

I cannot imagine feeling right about taking from these people.

[NoNameC68]

To add insult to injury, we still lost our right to take pictures! That's a crime that we should also focus on again.

We shouldn't be arrested for catching cops or anyone on tape while we're in public. Why? The reason we have a right to bear arms is to defend ourselves from everyone, including the government. THE RIGHT TO TAKE PICTURES IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.

[eFlux]

The fact that a private company hired someone to write the bill should be the first sign something is wrong. Don't let people take your livelihood! Fight back by taking the fight straight to the people behind it. Those people should not be able to leave their house without a crowd of people picketing!!!

[BMWg84]

I hope one of these taxi cab driver's picks up a politician that is screwing them over and takes them 'for a ride'

[TombaFanatic]

Fix unemployment by increasing unemployment...

guys, I'm starting to think Washington gets it's advice from insanity wolf...

[hennypenny247]

Sounds like the GM takeover all over again . . . close all the really good, profitable dealerships, for no good reason. This would make DC like NY, where it costs $600,000 and almost no minorities are cab owners.

[Redmanfms]

@hennypenny247 The Obama reorganization guys closed those dealerships for really good reasons, the dealers didn't contribute to the Obama08 and were in states that went to McCain.

This is how Dems play capitalism to their purposes. Only contributors get license to do business. Monopolies that abuse the market and create problems arise. Dems use those problems, that THEY created, to enact further legislation to benefit their cronies, creating more problems. And the cycle continues. Ref. Wall St.

[PigeonTech]

Too hot for the leather jacket, I suppose.

[MsWanderer1]

It's nothing less than extortion! Our government is now the largest organize crime syndicate in the world!

[llamalord111]

That medallion renting system sounds just like a pimp/prostitute system.

[KitemanTV]

#Facism Here's a real straight-up, real-world lesson!

[Panpiper]

There is utterly no public benefit to this sort of licensing, quite the contrary in fact, it harms the public. It is nothing other than absolute corruption designed explicitly to advantage wealthy crooks who have paid off politicians, at the expense of the poorest of people. There is no more egregious example of pure, unmitigated corruption in politics today.

[swu880]

And people wonder where all the jobs have gone... well govt kills them all

[AtibbsSPARTAN]

This should be national news

[sgmosier]

maybe dc ought to issue medallions for fast food restaurants, or dentists, or shoe stores, or engineering firms. why stop with taxi's? how about professors, or lobbyists? DC could become the mecca for medallion driven capitalism. i didn't realize that DC is so overrun with taxi's that the city feels compelled to cull the herd. for crying out loud...let people who want to work, work.

[Loathomar]

@sgmosier Haha, I might just support a medallion system for lobbyists.

[MaxStirner4Lyfe]

@sgmosier It's funny because if there were too many taxis, not all of them could continue in that line of work. A few would be forced out by competition and the number of taxis would level out optimally.

[sgmosier]

@MaxStirner4Lyfe i agree.

[DOHC2L]

@MaxStirner4Lyfe You argue the neoclassical perspective quite well.

[mayoustard]

D.C government ending corruption? then the first order of business should be throwing obama out of office along with most of the congress!!!!!

[Loathomar]

@mayoustard WTF does Obama have to do with local DC politics? NOTHING! About the same as he does in any town or city in the country. This is local political corruption and would be there even if Ron Paul was president. The only way to stop it is through local action, protests, vote the local officials who do this out of office.

[mayoustard]

@Loathomar you are correct =) honestly it was kind of a drunkin-knee jerk reaction on my part...but still........Go Ron Paul!!!!

[qncsc]

how many of these cabbies vote politicians whom favor big government and big bureaucracies? i want to know that!

this is emblematic of what is happening throughout the US, in the larger fabric of the economy: (1) politicians enslave us in debt and taxation. (2) pols burden wage-earners with int'l agreements that force developed economy workers to compete with developing world economies that have low costs and therefore low wages, favoring elites.

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[newengland72]

5:46 "We know tyranny when we smell it."

Fantastic line.

[paulrprichard]

A taxi cab magnate wrote this cab driver permit bill.

Should anyone be surprised it's enactment is likely to see fares rising ?

[scalp340]

more corporate fascism masked by good intentions and fairness. wake up people, gov't and big business want want to own you and your lively hood.

[LeGioNoFZioN]

they do this medallion bullshit here in Toronto, cab drivers hate it

[chewbaca1989]

Mafia Government.

[cdltpx]

Crack cab company are cabs that spring up when these systems are in place these crak cabs have been responsible for drive by shootings prostitution among other crimes. Corner enough people and they will start taking up arms if they don't have work they will get work I rather have a cabbie than a guerilla soldier taking pot shots at folks. Remember how long it took to catch the DC sniper you people suck end excessive government regulations.

[oilhammer04]

On the subject of images, Tennessee recently enacted a law that makes it a crime to post images on the internet that may offend. Lawyers are going to love this law.

[BrandonGagne]

this isn't capitalism. we should all be free to choose.

[S1aptasticSquadalah]

Another case of big business using big government to screw people over.

[HaroldRehling]

Let's see. The ruling class in DC issuing near monopoly privileges to favored members of the merchant classes wherein the workers must (as opposed to may) rent (as opposed to own) capital.

Kind of sounds like a mixture of Feudalism and Mercantilism to me.

[KladionicaCity]

100$ a day to be able to work?!This is slavery,plain and simple.

[cjbos81]

I'm from Boston where medallions are law and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Cabs fares are so damned expensive that everyone I know uses private livery cabs which don't need medallions but which can't pickup fares off the street. Or they use so called "gypsie" cabs. The old men in this video will just become gypsies cab drivers.

[zassounotsukushi]

Honestly this isn't a libertarian issue because the subject is the use of publicly paid for roads. The debate is how to use public resources, not to socialize something or leave it to the free market. It's already a bastardization of those two.

[cheesechoker]

@zassounotsukushi It's not about roads per se, it's about taxi service. And while I agree that virtually EVERY industry is a bastardized state–market hybrid, some bastardizations are worse than others. A medallion system is definitely worse than what they have now. It's a step toward greater state/big-business control of the economy. That's why it's a libertarian issue.

[adulby]

The guy at the beginning has such a great life. He is living the American dream and he is serving others while doing it. The idea that someone wants to take that away from him and others is very unsettling. Freedom is prosperity. Dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

[MrPloppy1]

So much for the myth that unregulated free market capitalism only benefits the big corporate fat cat billionaires, and screws the little guy.

If you believe there should be a separation of church and state so that we can all live the lives that we, as individuals, see fit, you have to agree that there should also be a separation of business and state.

[kmg501]

Crony capitalism always destroys the small businessman. That's the whole point.

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[mcoop221]

Behind every politican, there's a faux capitalist.

Bottom line is that every bill like this (regulation) only helps big business.

[sharinganclan213]

"we want to be free entrepeneurs in this town"

too bad there are Americans who hate people lke you. But we love you man!

[MIKON8ERISBACK]

@sharinganclan213 Nothing good ever happens with Democrats as city mayors.

[Jigssaw1989]

How can those bastards say that limiting competition will be better for riders ?!?!