&gt; provide the same level (or greater) services<p>I don&#x27;t agree with that in all cases, and I particularly don&#x27;t agree related to Uber.<p>When I lived in NYC, I often called &quot;311&quot; to complain about taxi-driver misconduct. This was the only outlet, and you really only did it because you wanted to feel better. There were never any direct consequences that you knew of.<p>If you consider the decreased cost of operating the 311 service, as well as lower taxi-related crime, less drunk driving, etc., I&#x27;d guess that a government would spend less when Uber had replaced all traditional taxi services.<p>(You can also think of Uber as redistribution of wealth from wealthier to less wealthy, since riders will usually be wealthier than drivers. In that case, Uber makes tax revenue go up, since poorer people usually pay more in taxes.)<p>Edit: Clarified some language, since no one seemed to have understood anything I said the first time.