Uber is in every way reducing tax income.<p>Old model: The taxi company spends 100% of its income in the state, meaning the state collects 100% of the taxes of the costs.<p>Uber model: Uber spends next to nothing in the state, so the state gets less.<p>Uber still uses the same governmental resources, uber drivers earn less than the taxi drivers (less income, less taxes), and have less money to spend (economy shrinks, less taxes).<p>Uber makes the economy less efficient, as more money ends up in the US than in local businesses.