Paris is suffering from a world-famous taxi shortage , says David Frum . Despite attempts at reform , the number of taxis has increased only 14 % since 1937 , he says . Europe 's economic crisis is embodied in France 's failure to fix this problem , Frum says . Score: 6 Europe 's anti-competitive rules that prevent hiring are an economic burden .
Paris is suffering from a world-famous taxi shortage , says David Frum . Despite attempts at reform , the number of taxis has increased only 14 % since 1937 , he says . Europe 's economic crisis is embodied in France 's failure to fix this problem , Frum says . Frum : Europe 's anti-competitive rules that prevent hiring are an economic burden .