Paul Graham on Twitter: "The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions: http://t.co/R67jb75T06"

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1. Alberto Escarlate‏ @cacheop 10 Apr 2013
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  The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions: http://bit.ly/10TWaFY via @paulg
  
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1. Jamie Snider‏ @jamiesnider 10 Apr 2013
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  Fascinating piece on economics and public policy “@paulg: The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions: http://bit.ly/10TWaFY ”
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1. dan nguyen‏Verified account @dancow 10 Apr 2013
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  NYC taxi medallions in 1937: 11,787; Today: 13,150 RT @paulg The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions: http://bit.ly/10TWaFY
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1. Mads‏ @mitmads 10 Apr 2013
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  .@paulg Another title for the article - "Medallion Raj" (borrowed from http://mads.io/Z9QYkg )
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1. Scott Trudeau‏ @sstrudeau 10 Apr 2013
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  @paulg who stops a rideshare corp capturing a large enough market share (locked in by network effect) from similarly squeezing drivers?
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1. Scott Trudeau‏ @sstrudeau 10 Apr 2013
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  @paulg @uber is already facing complaints from drivers re fee structures
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1. Adrian Chenault‏ @amchenault 11 Apr 2013
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  This is really good RT @paulg: The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions: http://bit.ly/10TWaFY
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