[lannisterstark]

Except in this case you can't start that business without getting arrested. You can still get a license without getting arrested.

It's strange that you'd bring this false equivalence.

>I can see why a government might want to license taxi drivers.

Applying for a taxi-driver license is a whole another different thing than just having taxi mafia run your entire taxi industry. Can the said uber drivers even apply for a taxi license?