I couldn't think of a better one in less than a minute. Do you have word suggestion? It's pretty close to an analogy, as a hypothetical mirror from one part of reality onto another.
Hmm no, now that you mention it. The technique probably has a name, but if it does, I don't know it. That's going to bother me now. Basically just describing existing commonplace conditions (the taxi industry) as if it were some crazy new idea, for ironic effect.
