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Four Tenets to Less Government Spending
We have been writing for the last two months about the simple proposition that government can in fact work much better, faster and cheaper. Despite varying opinions about the appropriate size of...
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Is Getting Around D.C. About to Get More Expensive?
On Wednesday morning the D.C. Taxicab Commission will hold a public hearing on its proposed regulations targeted at ridesharing companies including Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. After the hearing, the...
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D.C.'s War on Ridesharing Services
Is getting around the nation's capital about to get more expensive?On Wednesday morning, the D.C. Taxicab Commission held a public hearing on its proposed regulations targeted at popular ridesharing...
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Virginia Joins the Pyrrhic War on Uber
Getting around Northern Virginia is about to get more expensive, and far less convenient. Why? Because Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles sent cease and desist orders to popular ridesharing...
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'The [Uber] Rates Are Too Damn High'
Teaser: Hailo allows people to request taxis via their smartphones, similar to Uber's ridesharing model. Hailo is a small positive step for the besieged taxi industry, but it may be too late to...
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D.C. Leads the Way with New Ridesharing Bill
Teaser: Uber and other ridesharing services do not own the cars their drivers use. Rather, they provide the technological platform and support to connect drivers and riders.The Washington, D.C. City...
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Ridesharing Will Save Lives on Super Bowl Sunday
Teaser: This weekend, after boozy Super Bowl parties, people will have more options to get home safely because of rideshare companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. A new report issued by Uber and...
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How to Save the Highway Trust Fund
Teaser: The Highway Trust Fund is set to run out of money in September and Congress wants to save it with a one-time repatriation tax. The only problem with this plan is that it is a short-term,...
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Congress, America Doesn't Need More Highway Spending
Teaser: Raising the federal gasoline tax or using corporate tax revenues will not solve our highway congestion problems.Congested highways are a fact of life in most cities. Politicians in Washington...
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Bill de Blasio’s Anti-Uber Scheme is Based on Misinformation
Teaser: Mayor de Blasio blames Manhattan traffic congestion on the growth in ridesharing cars. He argues that it is necessary to artificially limit the impressive growth of ridesharing while the city...
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Let 100 Ubers Bloom
Teaser: Although the battle between New York City officials and Uber has reached a temporary standstill, there is still much to be sorted out. As the city conducts a four-month study on the ridesharing...
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De Blasio's Next Target? Uber's Surge Pricing
Teaser: A New York City Council bill has already been introduced that would cap ridesharing dynamic pricing at 100 percent above the normal rate. This would be a mistake. Limiting dynamic pricing may...
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Ubers Are Safer than Taxis
Teaser: Concerns over public safety are a valid reason to establish a rigorous regulatory framework for an industry. However, there is no need to stifle ridesharing’s growth through regulation for the...
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Under Arro, Uber Will Still Beat Taxis
Teaser: A fancy app alone will not be enough to adjust the taxi status quo back to a focus on meeting customers’ needs. Policymakers need to relax caps on the number of government-approved taxis and...
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