Originally Posted by J. Falcon

It's the same story in every country. In Uruguay the taxi syndicate acts pretty much like a mafia, and have been harassing and lately even physically aggravating Uber workers. When they find a Uber vehicle, they surround it with taxis and don't let it leave until the cops arrive. Just a few weeks ago they found one of Uber's offices in the city and have been surrounding the street with cabs ever since. Yesterday there was an altercation and a Uber driver got his lip busted.

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Granted, Uber does not pay taxes, but only because the government has not found a way to properly regulate them, mostly due to the fact they are under pressure from transportation work unions to not let it happen. I say fuck taxis: their drivers are rude, don't' take care of their hygiene, drive like crap, play whatever music they like, and will fuck you on the fare if you're not paying attention. Most of them are ex-convicts (seriously).