“One recurring theme in successful startups is the ability to get around the regulations created by politicians like Obama. Companies are using technology to create a free market. The foremost example of this is Uber, with its UberX service that turns ordinary drivers in their own cars into taxi drivers. Sidecar and Lyft operate on a similar model. The government-imposed licenses, medallions, inspections, minimum wages, regulated fares, and ‘consumer protections’ turn out to be replaceable, more or less, by an Amazon-style star-rating system and the incentives of independent drivers and ride-provider networks that want repeat business. And it’s not just taxis.”
http://reason.com/archives/2014/01/20/tech-innovation-outstrips-government-obs