Jessica Ramos: “Uber and Lyft enter the market completely unchecked, not…”

“So why not, you know, buy a medallion almost like a small business, right? In order to, to achieve the American dream. Lo and behold, just a few years later, Uber and Lyft enter the market completely unchecked, not regulated. There wasn't a cap for how many Uber and Lyft drivers could be out there. And so then the yellow cab industry didn't really have the exclusive right to for street hails and didn't have the ability for ehails.” (14:31–14:38)

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