I have no idea as to why you wish to argue the semantics of the mark up of a monopoly with me when I was just pointing out the reality of the situation as it stands.
As I have found taxis, (not so marked), out in the parking lot that will take you where ever you wish to go, for a price, that are not a part of the regular taxis. This may be in contridiction to the established rules of the taxi union but it is still in fact done as that is the Dominican way.
You won't see a line of motoconchas waiting to carry you to your destination but they too can be acquired in the parking lot if that happens to be your desired way to travel.
For every stupid law that this country has it has an equal amount of people that are willing to circumvent said laws for the purpose of earning a living.
The same can be said with the supposed 'dead-head' rule. If you think the over abundance of taxis all adhere to that rule I have a bridge I want to sell you.
The information I supplied earlier was information only with the words "for what it's worth". It can be done because I have done it. The only difference is that upon reaching the highway I go East to El Seybo rather than West to SD. I was just trying to show actual costs for transportation versus that which the taxi union charges. Nothing more nothing less.
It must also be emphasized that the mode of travel that I mentioned is very difficult when luggage is involved but as my post was only for the purpose of showing the markup equated to a monopoly I think I have proven that.
I mentioned in my post 'a typical Dominican' and your post said 'Dominicans that can afford to fly' and I will concur with your statement. Enough said.
Rick
