That problem isn't the taxi's problem, it is a train problem. I could design a bus system in New York that would Eliminate the need for Taxis.

We've had the old system in place since the dawn of the Industrial Age. It no longer suits our needs because we don't need Industrial Education. YET, we are fighting to keep it, rather than use the metrics we have available under the information age to have appropriate education for every student at all times. We no longer need Teachers, but we rather need facilitators, to help kids maximize their potential at the time they can attain it. The methods of Industrial education do not afford us the ability to teach the smart kids like they are smart, and the slower kids like they need.

This is going to require a huge shakeup of status quo.

" I'd rather see an injection as the corpse looks less... mutilated and gory."

Less Exotic.

It starts out that way. And then, it doesn't end up that way. Franchise agreements always end up hurting the public in the long run.

If you want to fix the streets of New York City, implement better public transportation. New York could use a nice bus system.

That is utter bullshit. It is fear mongering at its worse. What is the worst possible thing is to have Government Granted Franchise agreements, whereby politicians can be bought and paid for by those companies buying up such agreements. The public is never served by such agreements in the long run.

Improperly secured networks. Yes, you can use "internet connected" networks, but if you don't secure them properly, a simple PTP VPN tunnel connection, would allow for transactions ONLY (via VPN). If you don't allow any inbound, or outbound traffic, other than what transverses across the VPN, you can't have this kind of thing happen.

Competition in government granted monopolies (ahem "Franchise Agreements"). Good one!

I think you're under the false assumption that Federal Agencies actually do things with the budgets they are given. Oh, sure, every once in a while, they have to justify their existence, but on the main, are just big suck of taxpayer money.

However, in this case, it is government regulations that are causing the government to have to regulate more. Government regulation isn't complete until it has thoroughly broken everything in its path.

This has been my proposal for a while now. It would solve, or at least provide choice in "Net Neutrality" issues, like that of Comcast v Netflix.

The problem is that nobody really wants to tackle the FIOS rollout that would be needed to make this work. However, I do believe it would work, and a small municipality, one that is geographically isolated, would be a great case study in how it would work.

The thing I believe most about this scenario is that we'll start to see new products and new services that are currently missing like "a la carte" ordering.

Or more often, a fishing expedition.

I am not sure I understand what your point is. Are you saying the sole cause of poverty in the black community is because they name their kids Darnell and Jamal?

Or are you simply justifying bad behavior by pointing to other bad behavior?

My point is, people like you are the closet racist that you think everyone else is, simply because you keep telling black people that they can't make it without white help (and a huge dose of white guilt). The fact is, that kind of racist attitude is exactly where a large chunk of the problem is.

When you actually see the racist remarks by liberals when a black person succeeds (see Ben Carson), then you'll understand the problem is Racism, it just isn't the kind you're expecting to see. 50 years of white guild progressive policies have decimated the black community.

I get modded up, I get modded down.

My complaint is people modding down because "I have a different opinion therefore you are a troll". I accept it, just think it is fairly lame.

People fear exotic deaths.

Death by lethal injection or beheading, results are the same. One is much scarier than the other, why?

You're not looking at the cause of poverty here, just blaming it. You're also not mentioning a culture of hatred against getting educated, where people are so distrustful of the system that anyone wanting to better themselves to escape are culturally shamed (uncle tom, race traitor) into remaining ignorant. Where people care more about Queen B and Jay Z than math and science.

The worst part, are the real racists who EXCUSE bad behavior as if it is part of the racial makeup of blacks.

I am not dismissing the racism in the country, it exists. But using that as an excuse so that you do not even have to try is the real racism. I actually believe black people can be so much better than liberal democrats and the Race Pimps Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are suggesting they can. After all, Ben Carson, Oprah, and Barack Obama are proof that blacks CAN succeed, and that America isn't as racist as some suggest.

But you can't actually mention Demographics, unless it is to make whites look bad. Since that isn't the case here, it is racist.