Actually, this article raises a point I&#x27;d not considered: Why doesn&#x27;t Uber just start buying medallions, especially in large &#x2F; angry markets? In NYC, medallions are down to $600,000: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&#x2F;features&#x2F;2015-taxi-medallion-king" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&#x2F;features&#x2F;2015-taxi-medallion-king</a>. Presumably Uber wouldn&#x27;t have to buy all the medallions out there, but if it bought enough it could circumvent much of the political opposition from current holders.