1) Equality FTW.<p>2) Providing privileged access to transporation to people with more wealth gives them an unfair advantage over other citizens.<p>3) Random allocation of 100 cabs is better than market allocation of 150.<p>Actually, come to think of it, the same is what happens with things like university placements in a lot of Western European countries. The richer don&#x27;t buy their way in -- they are distrubuted randomnly among those with the qualifications.