This really is the way. What use are politicians if they don't make laws that make people's lives easier. To bad the United States isn't a democracy like many European countries are.
How does blocking Uber make people's lives easier? Or did you just mean easier for the taxi drivers because they can extract political rents using the government as their tool, at the expense of broader society?
Spain has the highest unemployment rate in Western Europe. Let's hope their weather doesn't change much and continues to attract tourists so they can continue to support their unworking populace through regulation instead of innovation