Santo Domingo Today. A group of merchants are seeking to remove the $200 exemption on imports under the fairness doctrine of the DR constitution. Talk about greed. Have no idea of the likelihood of success of this terrible idea but it would remove the last vestige of sanity gringos have left while living in this crazy place. One of the fast tracks to giving up life in the DR is the difficulty of locating "stuff". Try and find a part to your bbq. I spent one afternoon searching for wasp spray so the gardener did not throw diesel fuel on my plants. Finally gave up. I do not know what we can do other than hope this fails. I am ready to burn tires in the street. Pedro Clisante during free movie night for a start?