Oxymoron Of The day

From the Pahrump Valley Times: The Pahrump Senior Center Transportation Director Don McIntosh said Wednesday that his phone hasn’t quit ringing.
“I’ve been getting calls since Friday,” he said. “I had one lady call saying she was at Smith’s with groceries and couldn’t get home. Someone had dropped her off to shop and she needed a ride from us.”
McIntosh said the Senior Center provides transportation for those age 60 or over for a mandatory donation. “We can’t afford to provide the service for free,” he said.
McIntosh said he can’t operate like a taxi.
http://pvtimes.com/news/taxi-service-shuts-down/

Umm, usually a donation is voluntary.

I understand the problem of Pahrump residents. Pahrump is a city of about 30,000 people and is about 60 miles from Las Vegas. It's too small for a city bus route and it may be too small for a taxi service as well.
It also puts people who depended on the taxi service in a bind. They may need it for grocery shopping or going to the doctors office.
On the other hand, if a government agency is going to provide taxi service, like the Senior Center does, then you are going to have a hard time surviving if you have to compete against a government agency that can subsidize each ride.
So, the Senior center needs to stop competing against the taxi service then, maybe, a taxi service can survive in Pahrump.