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Ben Hueso's taxi cab conflict
Read the article several times and still confused what is it about. There are so many issues in it but most of them written without fully understanding the roots of the problem. - I've being in taxicab business for more than 16 years as independent owner-operator and I leased my cabs to the drivers. This is the sad reality: small independent companies can not afford workers comp. insurance! Let me show you why: $3K a year auto insurance, which cover nothing but the customers in the cab; $1K a year collect crooks from MTS to have their jobs and make the life of taxi driver miserable; about $500 other charges licencing, equipment and other stuff; minimum $2000-3000 a year must be spent on maintenance of the cab, and if you are the "lucky" guy who happen to be on Yellow Cab radio service, add another $1000 a month(!) for the radio service. Plus, all these permit holders who was tricked to buy the permit at the price of $150K still need to pay back the money they borrowed for permit belonging to the city and can be revoked at any time if the crooks from MTS will want to! - So, what is left? - Nothing. Now you see why the lease is so high and workers comp. insurance impossible. The only way to get out from this situation in my opinion is get rid of the Taxicab Administration of MTS who serves to itself and to 5-6 people in taxicab business. The public will get much better service without them. And the "safety of the public" with what they cover their parasite existence will not be in jeopardy at all!— May 30, 2013 4:23 p.m.