Governmental regulations exist to promote and enforce safety. Regulations also help level playing fields and ensure consumers are protected. Unfortunately, some believe regulations exist in order to favor one form of business over another. In many cases, the wheels of government bureaucracy are manipulated to alter private competition.
A recent article published in The Huffington Post by a St. Louis cab driver, Umar Lee, shows how the role of regulations can be grossly misinterpreted for personal gain.
Lee claims to have negative things to say about Uber and Lyft. Why? Lee explains that these companies represent “right-wing economics of the GOP” and the increase of options for customers. He calls out hipsters and the media for abandoning taxi services and opting for other rideshare options, labeling them opponents of a “humane and just society.” He goes so far to dismiss various groups for what he believes is their embrace of economically practical solutions, calling them bad progressives for “siding with the conservatives.”
Read the rest of the article at Huffington Post.