El Graduado
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I see some new taxi problems looming.
A large group of taxistas held a protest at city hall, demanding that 200 more taxi permits be issued. They say there aren't enough taxis (there are over 800 now) and they were promised (during an election campaign) to get more permits, but nothing has been done. So, they say if they don't get the permits. they will "disrupt the social peace of the island." The problem is, they were protesting the municipal government, which the taxistas admitted that they knew could do nothing about the situation, since the permits are issued by the state government. They said that by disrupting the traffic on the island and putting pressure on the municipal government, they hoped the municipal government would then pressure the state government to concede to their demands. They were also griping about the more than 300 new moto-cabs that are all operating illegally on the island, pointing out (correctly) that none of those moto-cabs have permits and have not been approved by the state government.
Hang onto your hats!
A large group of taxistas held a protest at city hall, demanding that 200 more taxi permits be issued. They say there aren't enough taxis (there are over 800 now) and they were promised (during an election campaign) to get more permits, but nothing has been done. So, they say if they don't get the permits. they will "disrupt the social peace of the island." The problem is, they were protesting the municipal government, which the taxistas admitted that they knew could do nothing about the situation, since the permits are issued by the state government. They said that by disrupting the traffic on the island and putting pressure on the municipal government, they hoped the municipal government would then pressure the state government to concede to their demands. They were also griping about the more than 300 new moto-cabs that are all operating illegally on the island, pointing out (correctly) that none of those moto-cabs have permits and have not been approved by the state government.
Hang onto your hats!