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@sun@shitposter.world @lucy@netzsphaere.xyz Except... in some countries taxis don't give profits to any company because they're not a company.

For instance, in Spain at least, all taxi owners are freelances. They must get a license from the city Council to operate and the prices are standard for all of them (set by the Council). This system (even if expensive) is fairer with the owner-drivers than a big company exploiting drivers.

It has downsides too, tho. The fares are generally expensive (compared to buses/trains, although I think that's normal anywhere) and there's a "license bubble" (licenses can be re-sold when the owner retires, and their prices increase more and more with time, up to the point that in my area a taxi license can cost as much as a flat).