Something like the Netherlands happened in Toronto except that the experiment
here was successful and resulted in what was intended.
Those who had Taxi licences rented them to drivers at $3,000 a month per day
shift. Night shift went for $1,500 giving the owner a cool 4.5Gs for just an
Ever since I have been in Goa, back in the 90s and early 00s, the local
taxi situation has become a kind of exemplary case for me. And when in
the Netherlands, the governemnt, bent on putting 'the magic of the
market' to work, deregulated the taxi market, this resulted in Amsterdam
in taxi
Whenever I am outstation I always travel by Uber or Ola. It is so much
safer, cheaper and more convenient. When I return, no such facilities are
available. The last time I came back, the taxi operators at the airport
were demanding a whopping Rs 2000/- in the night to travel a distance which
