Well, when a city forces you to buy a license and then lets everyone else compete for free, they are rightfully pissed.

The solution is governments reimbursing the licenses and just letting everyone do whatever they want.

I don't blame them for wanting the government to hold up their end of the bargain. That doesn't make the taxi companies the bad guys.

Shit in cities that allow Uber, if you drive a taxi without a license you STILL get fined.