Taxi License Investors Margin Call Amid Uber Regulatory Dominance

There is a groundswell occurring, an awakening to the notion that the government is, increasingly, starting to favor certain industry interests over others. This can be documented in financial services, but is rarely if ever reported, as a distinct minority imposes its will on a vast majority who just want to operate within the rules and in harmony with regulators and the U.S. Justice Department. Others, it can be documented, tend to want to control rather than work with those who seek a level playing field. But in the taxi / Uber dispute, which is currently reaching a violent boiling point, is the fight really about local political muscle versus national influence? If political influence on...