Our mayor wants taxing powers. And our political masters in Edmonton seem to be moving to agreement. I know that this is a good idea on a policy level. It would allow a more rational and flexible taxing regime to…
New Tax Authority
Can technology defeat a regulated oligopoly?
Chris Nelson recently wrote for the Calgary Herald: The head of Canada Post recently came up with the head-scratching excuse for stopping home delivery of mail by claiming he was just responding to old folks who crave more exercise by…
Enemies to Innovation
If you are reading my blog and thinking “this is on the right track”, then you are going to love this video. Enjoy.
Diversity Compression
The Calgary Taxi Commission has another impact on the market and the market participants – diversity compression. They guarantee of one type of service, one charge rate, and one delivery mechanism. With all the sensitivity of a Moscow apparatchik in…
Destruction of Wealth
Here is a thought. This small little regulatory agency may pack a much larger punch than its size and lack of apparent influence suggest. It may be that the worst, or perhaps best, example of wealth destruction, service reduction, and…
Cab fair
Other Parts of this blog: Part 1, Life without Part 2, Into the free market Part 3, Protection racket Part 5, Destruction of wealth Part 6, Diversity compression What are the benefits of a free and open taxi market to anyone with a safe vehicle…
Protection racket
Would the consumer want a limit on the number of cab licences? This cap on service and cab availability can have no consumer foundation. What Calgarian, waiting in a rainstorm for a cab, could be heard to say “damn it,…
Into the free market
Other Parts of this blog: Part 1, Life without Part 3, Protection racket Part 4, Cab fair Part 5, Destruction of wealth Part 6, Diversity compression Driver and car testing could be random and regular on an ongoing basis. And that is all there would…
Life without…
Let us imagine a great and wonderful future – of things that might yet be. Let us imagine life without a Calgary Taxi Commission. This may seem a curious place to start, but perhaps not when we consider that this…