The decedent’s partner went and did that. NYPOST.COM has original story

Or an ethical duty to pay his/her debt.

Conservative bloggers must pay a fee; socialist and anti-capitalists get it for free. Must be an ability to pay thing!

TLC is regulation; Medallions limit the number of service providers.

But it was OK when the Medallions were limited (for 70 years) and all of the medallions went into Manhattan and outer boroughs [yeah, you pre-hipster Brooklyn) couldn’t get a hail.

And cheaper too!

Medallions are exchanged on the free market. Several years ago, Mayor Bloomberg attempted to increase the number of medallions. The driver unions went bonkers (afraid of devaluing medallion market price).

Ehh, not so fast. The debt issues arise from the ones who purchased medallions at the height of the market. Historically, cabbies (and firms) buy the medallion and let it appreciate over years, then sell it for retirement. In 2013, medallions went for $1.3 million. More recently, around $500,000. They are upside down.…

Ohio is just NYC — for wimps

Driving in NYC has gotten worse in the last ten years due to:

There is a secondary market. Alternatively, you can lease a medallion for X hours / day.

Open courseware anyone?

And while we’re at it, lets

Loan sharks, bookies, etc. usually do not whack people. The hurt them. Dead people don’t pay debts

agree; someone will propose a government bailout of medallion owners in 3 ... 2... 1...

The service issues existed for decades before Uber/Lyft wrote a byte of code.

The politicians capped the number of medallions. When Mayor Bloomberg wanted to increase medallions, all hell broke lose — because the value of a medallion would go down. So the mayor created the “green” NYC taxis - that were allowed to pick up riders only in the “outer” boroughs.

The drought is because of GDPR taking effect. Don’t blame Memorial Day.

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