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Why Not Try the Free Market?

Why Not Try the Free Market?

Taxi drivers in Washington DC went on strike recently to protest the mayor's decision that they use meters rather than a fare zone system. Well, why not just let each taxi company charge what they want and in a manner in which they choose? In other words, for once why not try the free market instead of the government controlled taxi system that you find in most (perhaps all) cities?

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