Why can't our country's taxis be operated as freely as trucks, instead of being operated by a government monopoly, making it difficult for taxi drivers to get a taxi and driving under great pressure t

Why can't our country's taxis be operated as freely as trucks, instead of being operated by a government monopoly, making it difficult for taxi drivers to get a taxi and driving under great pressure to operate?

China Consumer News: Enlightenment brought by the "Xinxiang Model" of taxi management

Time: 2008-11-24 09:50:20 Source: China Consumer News Author: Lei Hongpei According to the People's Daily report on November 20, in Xinxiang City, Henan Province, a city with an urban population of one million, after nearly 10 years of evolution, the taxi industry has gradually formed such an operating model, namely: Government The taxi operating rights are directly auctioned to individuals, and the owners who obtain the operating rights voluntarily choose to affiliate with a taxi service company. The owners only need to pay a small service fee every year to operate. "Now is the best time for taxi drivers in Xinxiang." Zhao Guojie, who has been driving a taxi in Xinxiang, Henan for 10 years, said, "Except for the monthly service fee of 50 yuan, you don't have to pay any fees to the company."

The government directly auctions taxi operating rights to individuals, lifting the financial constraints and heavy management constraints on taxi drivers, allowing taxi drivers to become "free fish" in the market ocean and "share the money." "With less money and more income, business enthusiasm will naturally be higher. Only when the market main body, the driver, is satisfied can the taxi industry develop more sustainably and dynamically. More importantly, the government has reduced unnecessary administrative intervention, improved administrative efficiency, and established an image of good governance and enlightenment.

The operation rights were handed over to the market, which did not create disorder. On the contrary, after downplaying the profit-making nature, the public welfare nature and service functions of taxi companies in Xinxiang City have been strengthened. In addition to helping drivers handle ticketing and tax matters, the company also regularly organizes drivers to learn safety knowledge and policies and regulations. Because management costs are open and transparent, and charges are relatively reasonable, the company has truly become a taxi driver’s family. In the context of taxi driver strikes that have occurred in some places, taxi drivers in Xinxiang City feel very happy, which has something to do with this management system.

When the market economy has developed to a certain extent, government departments should try their best to give full play to the subjective initiative of various market entities and reduce administrative binding. However, many local government departments are always unable to let go of the "parent-in-law complex" and like to take various social and economic affairs into their own hands, saying that liberalization will increase market chaos and reduce government prestige. To put it bluntly, some people are unwilling to let go because they are afraid of losing vested interests. In the taxi business, when the operating rights become the "monopoly magic weapon" of a few people, their service quality will be greatly reduced, and they are more willing to regard themselves as the "boss" and lack care and consideration for the drivers. According to estimates, domestic taxi drivers have to pay an average of 7,000 to 8,000 yuan in management fees to the company every month. This unfair distribution has caused antagonism between drivers and the company, aggravated the chaos in the taxi industry, and is not conducive to social stability. . Why don’t those who refuse to open taxi operations to individuals open their eyes and look at the existing facts?

There is no doubt that after years of hard work, the vast majority of the public has become increasingly aware of the market and independence. They also look forward to a fair, just, legal, free and orderly society. Environment, eager to get rid of restraints and constraints, and seek self-development in a relaxed and stable environment. Faced with this social will, the government should obviously "respond to the people's calls", improve and adjust its role, and try to provide the public with a relaxed, free, transparent, open, harmonious and balanced development environment as much as possible.

The author hopes that relevant government departments in various places can seriously learn from the practices of Xinxiang City, correct the relationship between the government and the market, reduce administrative intervention in economic affairs, return what belongs to the market to the market, break monopoly, and use the market to Adjust and balance the interests of all parties in the taxi industry, and ultimately form a harmonious and win-win situation for all parties.