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Très satisfait de cet achat.<br />csyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875745445754701555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post-76557876071125266752015-03-23T12:03:35.498-07:002015-03-23T12:03:35.498-07:00Joe, those who work in this industry do not apprec...Joe, those who work in this industry do not appreciate what you define as a one man crusade.<br /><br />We all understand what happened, but the failures of this industry have as much to do with the companies did as it did with the city.<br /><br />Regulation is a two edged sword. <br /><br />It allowed private companies to monopolize a local industry and while we used to make a decent living, it was linked to vehicle quotas and yet these quotas had nothing to do with onerous contracts, a lack of benefits, or having no legal recourse if your vehicle caused an accident due to equipment failure. <br /><br />It also left your clientele with no other recourse but to use your services, which, more often than not, was not in their best interest!<br /><br />A city also has a right to use its resources as it sees fit, including enforcement or lack thereof and you have no legal standing to challenge that kind of discretion.<br /><br />Deregulation is also a two edged sword, though, what the city did is not REAL deregulation, most especially in relation to how fares are priced. <br /><br />Furthermore, how a fight against the city was laid out, along with whom and what it might benefit, in addition to the cost, was not in OUR interest! <br /><br />When you pay for a fight that was going to protect a monopolistic structure, based on a questionable line of defense, why would those who lease pay for it?<br /><br />You are not even being honest about why Yellow mothballed part of its fleet. <br /><br />They are mothballed because Yellow is still charging a high price for leasing. The system rollout also alienated whatever remained of their dispatched based ridership and last, it costs them less to keep them mothballed. <br /><br />But, what is Yellow doing NOW? <br /><br />Instead of looking for ways to create a better product (thus justifying their lease rate), it is still arguing with the city to create their plate leasing scenario. <br /><br />They are looking for ways to offload as many expenses as possible onto you Joe, while making a minimal investment into improving service and creating a more competitive product! <br /><br />So lets be honest here Joe. <br /><br />In one breath, you are saying the city screwed you, while not being honest about Yellow’s intent?<br /><br />Joe, you live in a culture of capitalism and yet all your arguments do not reflect that.<br /><br />For example, do you want the city to put arbitrary limits on the number of Chinese restaurants and if they did, who would benefit from it and what if that quota was reached and they all sucked, while they were also charging high prices for bad food?<br /><br />Nor do you talk about why drivers left Yellow and migrated to the TNCs and the reasons why they left.<br /><br />The taxi industry WAS heavily regulated, but it also existed in a netherworld of being a quasi-public utility. You wanted regulation to protect your income, but say nothing about the abuses that existed due to that regulation.<br /><br />You cannot have it both ways.<br /><br />We, as drivers, always had just three recourses when the TNCs came to town: <br />- Become part of a lawsuit that challenges your independent contractor status<br />- Change professions, and/or<br />- Become your own illegal TNC, while trying the draw the city into a fight that we, as drivers, could have won!<br /><br />Yellow’s fight was never YOUR fight Joe. <br /><br />They were looking for ways to protect their monopoly. <br /><br />It had nothing to do with YOU!<br /><br />So is it not time for you to be more honest with yourself and those who read your blog and start looking for ways to protect both yourself and your fellow drivers and stop blaming the city for all your ills?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256346450540520070noreply@blogger.com