I'm not sure about the fleet cars. I would say that in some fashion the fleet owner will pass something onto the driver in the same way that the stripper pays the house for the stage, tip out the dj for the music, tip out the bartender.
I'll keep digging to find out, it's a personal interest of mine to understand just how the cabbies make a living in NYC. I know a number of people who keep a hack license because it's decent money if you just have to drive the vehicle, but if you have to pay the rest of the costs associated with owning the medallion and vehicle, it's barely worth it.
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