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6.23 Is this really the tempo of hiring taxi drivers? on

Just as public opinion began to pay close attention to Wu Chen's New York buying plan, a recruitment advertisement posted everywhere in New York almost instantly attracted the attention of the whole city.

The conditions are as follows:

1. Age must be over 18 years old.

2 There is no history of exhaustion, acrophobia and claustrophobia.

3 Don’t be afraid of water, fire, thunder, electricity, hurricanes and explosives, and don’t be dizzy.

4 You must have mature thoughts, stable emotions, and have a certain ability to withstand stress.

5 You must be able to maintain sanity and calmness in harsh environments.

6. You must undergo a swimming test and the applicant must complete a distance of 300 yards within 7 minutes.

7. You must serve at least 24 months of military service before applying, have experience in overseas dispatch, and those who receive medals during service will be given priority.

8 Applicants must declare on the application form that they have “completely understood the career they are seeking” and their family members must not object to their job search.

9 Must be subject to review to determine their loyalty to the profession.

10 Must have a college degree or above and have a certain foreign language level.

Note: Colored al, swat, sfod-d, gsg-9, sas, slcu, alfa, grom, gign, gis, grom... Experienced persons are preferred.

A discerning person will soon find out that these 10 requirements are simply copying the recruitment conditions of the Navy Seals (Sexual Al)!

What will you think of when you see this job search?

Everyone's first reaction was that this is recruiting strong security guards?

Wrong, this is clearly an advertisement for recruiting taxi drivers!!

The key is that the hourly salary is as high as $5! This is 10 times the minimum hourly salary stipulated by the federal government!

10 times the salary, recruit taxi drivers?!

He is truly a person who owns a planet...

What is the greatest wealth in the ten-year war against terrorism in the United States?

That’s right, these experienced veterans!

However, what did these veterans who lived and died for the country in the end?

There is nothing but war syndrome.

As an active senior commander said: "The Americans during World War II were heroes in the hearts of the people. The welcome and support they received after returning home helped them overcome their psychological problems. However, both the Iraq War that was announced to end or the Afghanistan War that is currently in trouble are questioned at home. Only 20 out of 100 Americans think that the Iraq War is worth it; and 6 out of every 10 Americans oppose the Afghan War. The returning officers and soldiers did not receive flowers or applause, which made many frontline officers and soldiers feel depressed."

In addition to the public opinion and political environment, which increases the psychological pressure of officers and soldiers, the moral judgment that has endured at all times is another important weight to crush the veterans.

Many officers and soldiers admitted that they "didn't know why they fought in Afghanistan", but as soldiers, they must "take obedience to orders as their duty."

This kind of torment of "unthinking" and "unable" tortures the veterans all the time.

In addition, in recent years, the opponents of the US military stationed abroad have become more and more proficient in psychological warfare. They will broadcast the scenes of how they attack the allied forces in foreign stationed abroad through online videos, radio broadcasts, etc. The bloody scenes often stimulate the sensitive nerves of soldiers stationed abroad.

As a result, veterans returning from the frontline, more or less, suffer from one of the most common symptoms of war syndrome: ptsd (posttraumatistressdisorder), or "posttraumatistress disorder".

However, the Pentagon is still reluctant to admit so-called "war syndrome" or "post-traumatic stress disorder".

The American Armed Forces Health Monitoring Center also argued that the mental health of soldiers is "no direct connection" with combat deployment, but the Washington Post published an article in 2009 warning that "war syndrome" is circulating among soldiers who are trapped in the quagmire of war.

A study by the ptsd center of the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that: "Retired officers and soldiers suffering from ptsd have a clear tendency to violence than ordinary people. It can quietly swallow human nature and lead to incredible crimes."

In addition, the real economy continues to be sluggish, the unemployment rate remains high, and veterans who have lost their honor have even lost their employment opportunities. In addition to receiving various disability pensions and even unemployment benefits on time, many have even become problems in survival.

By the way, we only need a security guard. Instead of a murder machine that is proficient in detecting enemy situations, collecting data, raids on water, infiltrating operations and ambushing and blasting... OK?

Therefore, this job advertisement for taxi drivers with an hourly salary of up to $5, you can imagine how great lethal it has among veterans!

And it's an hourly salary after tax!

Look at my lip symmetry: After tax!!

What makes people most disastrous is that the number of people recruited suddenly says: 10,000 people!

He wants to recruit ten thousand people who are proficient in detecting enemy situations, collecting data, raids on water, infiltrating operations and ambushing and blasting...killing machines, and making taxi drivers!

Oh my God...

You know, all the taxis in New York City are only 50,000!

The yellow Ford Victoria Crown (croitanian) taxis that shuttle between buildings in Manhattan, New York has long become the symbol of the city. It is not difficult to find them in many classic movies. However, there are far more types of taxis in New York.

In New York, taxis are generally divided into two categories: yellow and green. Taxis painted yellow, also known as medal taxis, can carry passengers at any location in the five major regions of New York. Green taxis, also known as Borotais. Taxis painted green are only allowed to pick up passengers in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, which does not include LaGuardia Airport and Kennedy International Airport in Queens.

Both types of taxis are operated by private companies and are regulated by the New York City Taxi and Car Commission (Nyctaiandli, referred to as: TLC).

The pricing is the same, starting at $5 (within 2 miles), and then an additional 40 cents per 2 miles (about 320 meters) or waiting for 2 minutes. A night trip surcharge of $50 is added from 8 pm to 6 AM. A surcharge of $1 is $1 for peak hours (Monday to Friday from 4 pm to 8 pm). In addition, passengers are responsible for any fees incurred during the ride and tip (more than 15%).

In 1937, when New York just started issuing taxi licenses, a license only costs $10. Drivers only need to have a license and a driver's license to practice. Since the indiscriminate issuance of licenses in 1930, taxi licenses have been stable at around 30,000 since 1937. License holders can freely transfer or rent, and the government will not charge additional taxes and fees for transactions. With the growth of the economy, the taxi industry is growing increasingly. By 2012, the price of a taxi license even exceeded $1 million. The price of a single license in 2014 even soared to $1.26 million!

Few private taxi drivers can afford such high prices.

Therefore, about 50,000 drivers in the city who have taxi licenses choose to rent licenses from taxi companies.

For drivers with license plates, this license plate that can be compared to gold is their greatest living security. In addition, the union provides protection for them.

As long as the driver joins the union, not only will there be exemptions for various traffic fines, but if he is caught in serious violations, the union will also provide lawyers and bail for bail. The driver incursor can even enjoy the right to be exempted from attending the traffic court. If the driver is complained by a passenger, the maximum fine is only $150 (my friends are shocked), and the driver will also receive an additional $50 in relief if the passenger does not attend the hearing (Is this really a democratic country?).

The New York Taxi Union currently has more than 15,000 members who participate in political affairs at the municipal and state levels and defend the dominant position of the taxi industry from a policy level (see how powerful the union is?).

In other words, if Wu Chen wants to intervene in the taxi market in New York, he must acquire enough taxi license plates for a single license price of more than one million US dollars.

Ten thousand taxis, a record $12.6 billion!

Moreover, with Wu Chen's strong intervention, it can be foreseen that the only 30,000 taxi license plates, which are already scarce resources, will soar. In the end, Wu Chen even has to spend several times or even ten times the price to acquire enough license plates! It is likely that it is far less than 10,000!

Lord Lord may not care, but this obviously did not meet Su Yueming's expectations.

"Dear, why not try online car-hailing?" Su Damei gave another solution.

"There are also online car-hailing cars in New York?" Wu Chen was stunned. By the way, isn't this unique to China?

"In fact, this kind of similar taxi-hailing service has long appeared in the United States. Because of the different times and the use of call tools, the names are also different. In the United States, this kind of taxi that quietly emerged in the 1960s is called 'Electronic Hit'." Su Yueming explained.

Due to the limitation of taxi licenses, about 3/4 of taxis are crowded in downtown Manhattan, which accounts for only 1/4 of the total population (do you feel familiar?). It is almost difficult for residents in the surrounding four districts to call taxis, and the limitations of taxis are becoming increasingly obvious. Therefore, a new way of travel is born and electric hiking is born.

E-hailing is when passengers call to book a vehicle from an e-hailing company. It is uniformly painted black and is mostly a luxury brand, but the price is not expensive than a taxi. Passengers need to inform their location and destination when booking a vehicle. E-hailing company will provide passengers with the price of the itinerary based on the distance. Since the 1960s, e-hailing companies have gradually occupied business in four major areas outside Manhattan. In order to avoid disorderly competition between e-hailing and taxi, the New York City Taxi and Car Commission stipulates that taxis cannot be rented by phone; e-hailing is not allowed to carry passengers on the roadside, and cannot queue up at airports, train stations and other places like taxis.

Just like the Second Avenue subway line built by Wu Chen, the purpose of investing 10,000 taxis is also to transfer the population to Stanton Island faster when the crisis breaks out.

So as Su Yueming thought, Wu Chen didn't have to engage in a cruel and vicious competition with the original taxi industry. A service similar to electric car hiking is enough to solve all problems.

Thinking of this, Wu Chen immediately looked at the spider web lady: "Cassandra, are you familiar with the New York taxi and car committee tlc?"

"I can find a reliable candidate and get in touch with the TLC management." I am worthy of being a spider web lady with a wide range of connections.

"Okay, make an appointment as soon as possible to meet. Try to agree on the rental route before the subway line is exposed." Wu Chen said with a smile.

"Okay, master."

Soon, Mrs. Cobweb arranged the meeting time.

When Wu Chen arrived as promised, he found that Mr. Riley from the transport labor union was also there.

It seems that he is very familiar with the members of TLC. Just think about it and understand. After all, both subways and taxis belong to the transportation industry. It is normal to be familiar with each other.

"Mr. Wu, I'll introduce you." Mr. Riley smiled and stood up: "This is Chairman Bill Bob."

"Hello." Wu Chen smiled and shook hands with a bald black man.

"Mr. Wu, I heard you are recruiting drivers." The black chairman of the tlc committee had a hint of fear in his smile.

"Yes." Wu Chen nodded gently: "Taxi driver."

"Ten thousand?" The black chairman asked again in fear.

"Yes, we're going to invest ten thousand taxis."

"If there are three shifts, you need 30,000 drivers. Even more." The black chairman's expression suddenly became serious: "30,000 powerful wars...the drivers have an almost devastating impact on the original system."

Wu Chen understood his concerns: "In fact, I need ten thousand taxis between Staten Island and the four major regions."

The frowning black chairman hurriedly asked: "So, you need a taxi driver on the Statton Island line, right?"

"Yes." Wu Chen added in detail: "I need to be able to get on the bus anywhere in New York City and return to Staten Island; and to take passengers from Staten Island to get off at any location in New York, a dedicated passenger line."

After fully understanding Wu Chen's words, the black chairman nodded happily: "Get on the bus from any location in New York and arrive at Statton Island; and you can get off from Statton Island and get off at any location in New York."

"That's right." Wu Chen nodded happily.

Before he finished speaking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Riley made a sweat-washing gesture: "Mr. Wu, we thought you were going to fight the taxi industry in the entire New York."

The black chairman also smiled with relief: "Although we have many people, we are sure that we will lose a lot."

Isn't it!

Don’t look at whom Wu Chen recruited! After ten years of anti-terrorism, the United States has accumulated a large number of elite veterans who are good at urban warfare!

By the way, is the plot in front of you very similar to "Gears of War"? Humans have been fighting continuously because of super energy and are caught off guard by the orcs underground. However, with those elite veterans who have been trained in human civil war, humans still beat the orcs to no avail!

One is the war machine that serves as a hundred!

The 10,000 taxi drivers recruited by Wu Chen, in conjunction with the black technology of New Hong Kong, is no exaggeration to say that the entire New York can overturn!

The more I thought about it, the more interesting the Lord, I couldn't help but blurt out: "Twenty thousand dedicated lines, three shifts."

"..." The group of people who had just breathed a sigh of relief suddenly hanged again.

60,000 war drivers!

This is a damn... can I swear, can I? (To be continued.)

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