What ends up happening with for profit and relatively low entry (or well-defined entry) markets is that it&#x27;s a race to the bottom in prices. Someone is going to have to pay more or be paid less. Investors won&#x27;t want to be paid less and consumers don&#x27;t want to pay more.<p>So it&#x27;s the people providing the service who bear the brunt of the force of competition. They get paid shit and&#x2F;or get treated like shit.<p>From this perspective, a co-op for taxis sounds like a splendid idea for everyone except investors.