That strategy is doomed politically. Sound political strategy is a mix of rhetoric, pr, and institutional advocacy. The last would be especially true in something like this.

Even if "corruption" were the whole story here -- and it is not -- it would be beyond simplistic to imagine it could be met by cash payments to the proper pockets. This board routinely laughs at idiot corporations attacking technology problems with mass expenditure. Well, this is a similar sort of problem.

There is no "land grab" here. This is not a technology problem.

There will some day be network dispatched cabs. For Uber the question is will they survive to be part of that architecture, or will it be built up around their mistakes.