Why are Las Vegas cabbies so weird about tips?

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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"The average cab ride is probably ten minutes and there's very little the cabbie can do to change the experience, ... '

I have one question, what big city do you take a hundred 10 minute cabrides in annually ? Take the subway or fork over a decent tip to the guy who makes your life a little less subterranean, while burning gas money waiting for you to ride and throw him that big $1.20 you think is adequate.

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In Chicago the public transit is generally very good for going North-South, but not East-West. For example taking the CTA from Lincoln Park (where I live right now) to downtown is easy. But taking it to Wicker Park (where I eat/drink/visit friends frequently) is a pain in the ass; you have to take the bus and make at least one transfer.