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On the spectrum of healthcare (NHS private partnerships) to municipal transport (Uber) to food delivery (Deliveroo) to casual labor (Task Rabbit), it feels like there are different levels of expectation for governments to fulfill needs, as opposed to leaving it to the free market, ranging respectively from total provision to no involvement at all.

Even when society decides it’s up to the private sector to fulfill its needs there needs to be regulation to avoid the “race to the bottom” from meaning an actual race to rock bottom.

Uber surely provides an amazing service to consumers but at what cost to labor rights, road traffic, and in this case, public safety?