Mayors of Atlanta & New Orleans: Uber Will Knock-Out Taxi Industry 273
McGruber writes Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu agree: there will a 15 round fight between Uber and the taxicab industry that currently enjoys regulatory capture, but after a long fight, Uber will win.
Landrieu says: "It actually is going to be a 15 round fight. And it's going to take time to work out, hopefully sooner rather than later. But that debate will be held.....But it is a forceful fight, and our city council is full of people on Uber's side, people on the cabs' side, and it's a battle." Mayor Reed of Atlanta also expressed how politically powerful the taxi cartels can be: "I tell you, Uber's worth more than Sony, but cab drivers can take you out. So you've got to [weigh that]. Get in a cab and they say, 'Well that mayor, he is sorry.' You come to visit Atlanta, they say, 'Well that Mayor Reed is as sorry as the day is long. Let me tell you how sorry he is while I drive you to your hotel. And I want you to know that crime is up.' This guy might knock you out. I want you to know it can get really real. It's not as easy as it looks."
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Re:holy english language batman. (Score:0, Funny)
Your post reads like a stroke victim.
I'm willing to assume the mayor of New Orleans is probably drunk, but are we sure the mayor quoted from Atlanta isn't from, say, Atlanta Nicaragua?
Fixed that for you.
Why would you even write "im"?
Too lazy to press Shift? Too lazy to use apostrophes?