John L wrote:
>>>They're not explicitly prohibited, they merely aren't licensed to pick
>>>up passengers in New Jersey.
>>
>>We know that. What I'm saying is that picking up pre-booked passengers
>>does no-one [1] any harm, and does a lot of good.
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> As far as I know, NY cabs can pick people up anywhere if you call
> ahead. In practice, nobody does. The amount of cab traffic from NYC
> to Newark Airport isn't enough to be worth the scheduling hassle, and
> there are always plenty of Newark and Elizabeth taxis at EWR.
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>>It's interesting how within one country like the USA, it's possible
>>to stop someone from trading, just because of a state border.
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>
> Hmmn. If we tell you another dozen times that this has nothing to do
> with state lines, will you pay attention?
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>>What happens in those cities with a state border right through the
>>middle of town?
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> I can only think of one of any size, Texarkana AR/TX. Never been
> there, no idea what their taxis do.
What about Kansas City, MO/KS?
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