[yjnut]

It is outrageously silly to compare Uber's self-regulation in an environment where it is surrounded by the constant threat of more intrusive government regulation; to it's hypothetical behavior in a hypothetical world where government regulation was not on the table.

One of the MAJOR positive spillover effects from government regulation is that companies self-police themselves more effectively, as part of their attempt to make sure they remain officially unregulated.

[yummyfajitas]

You could be right. Maybe the optimal policy would be for politicians to rattle their sabre in Uber's general direction while doing nothing.