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The city would never buy the medallions back, because the price was based on an assumption of monopoly- they are worth much less now with the ubiquity of Uber and Lyft.

The cabbies have gotten the short end of the stick though.




The cabbies or the cab companies?


Both. 29% are owned by independent drivers: http://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/features/taxi/n_10292/




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