[GhettoComputers]

One is unregulated, the other is sanctioned. Uber found a loophole for bypassing taxi medallion requirements, and following the law is doing it by the book, renting/buying a medallion to ferry people with a vehicle.

Loopholes are common in the US, the spirt is: if nobody says it’s illegal, it’s not illegal (yet). It’s not uncommon for “loophole bypassers” to oppress others who could take advantage, after they themselves have already profited to prevent competition in the form of laws and regulations. This isn’t just a US phenomenon, it’s commonly used like the Indian Jati Varna system, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and classifying people by birth (he was a commoner), and seen now in the US so that only wealthy corporations can afford licensing, standards they set, and other costly additives that government is only happy to tax.