Elections 2012 Dominican Republic

[Mr. Smooth]

The purple team had to outspend the white team by 4:1 to get 51% of the vote. Good for them. Now Leonel and friends can keep looting the country for their personal gain while everyone outside Santo Domingo continues to barely make it through the day.

When I had a chance to meet MrHappy in March, I had asked him about the candidates and about Leonel. He told me that very thing about SD. He was a very good president for the citizens of la capital, spending tons of money for infrastucture and public works projects while being not so good for the rest of the country.

I hope Danillo can be a good leader for everyone. With tourism being the big money maker, maybe he can have a say so in lowering the taxes and fees for the airlines to land at the various airports in the hope of reducing airfares for tourists and thereby bringing more tourist dollars to the island.

But...it would not surprise me if the tourist card fee jumps up from $10 to $20 sometime in the future.

[whynotme]

[/QUOTE] =Mr. Smooth;1115830in the hope of reducing airfares for tourists and thereby bringing more tourist dollars to the island.But .it would not surprise me if the tourist card fee jumps up from $10 to $20 sometime in the future. [/QUOTE]





it wouldnt surprise me either as all governements the world over are run by politicians and not business people.

politicians will up the costs for tourists and when the numbers decrease they will raise the costs again

it may be time for the people to oust their governments and instal buisness owners who know HOW to run a business but that would be too much forward thinking

[uncle ruckus]

It's boils down to whoever has access to the public's money while they're in office. The party that has access, spends it. This time, it was the purple party.

That's why both of them fight so hard to win, and why they're such sore losers.

Exactly. The OAS essentially said as much. According to them, they were proud that it was a non-violent election, BUT that they personally saw evidence of massive vote buying by the PLD and the obvious and embarrassing use of public/government funds for PLD political purposes.

[BrooklynBeas]

I dont know if it's true or not, but back when Hippo aka Papa was president, the Peso went up to about 54-1 USD and the exchange rate was awesome for us Americans... Rumor I heard was Papa needed money, so he just printed more pesos, which brought the value down, and the dollar up... I know this sucks for Dominican people, but it sure made my few trips a whole lot cheaper and a lot more fun...

[jcrew2020]

I dont know if it's true or not, but back when Hippo aka Papa was president, the Peso went up to about 54-1 USD and the exchange rate was awesome for us Americans... Rumor I heard was Papa needed money, so he just printed more pesos, which brought the value down, and the dollar up... I know this sucks for Dominican people, but it sure made my few trips a whole lot cheaper and a lot more fun...

When the pesos jumped to 50 to 1. Price went up at the same time. When they lower the pesos back to 28 to 1. Prices still stayed the same.

[Jimmydr]

When the pesos jumped to 50 to 1. Price went up at the same time. When they lower the pesos back to 28 to 1. Prices still stayed the same.

A taxi was $24 from Santiago and now its $80. A taxi for all night was about $40 back in 2005 or 2006. Chicken dinners in a restaurant were $5.

[MrHappy]

When the pesos jumped to 50 to 1. Price went up at the same time. When they lower the pesos back to 28 to 1. Prices still stayed the same.

I know somebody (ahem) who bought Govt. CD's at 50% yearly interest, when the exchange was was over 50 to 1.

Then Lionel came into power, the peso dropped to 30, (almost doubling that persons money) then that person got 50% interest on THAT money.

It goes both ways.

I only wish I..... errrrr.. this guy only wishes he would have taken the CD for more time, and more $$$$$$$

[MrHappy]

A taxi was $24 from Santiago and now its $80. A taxi for all night was about $40 back in 2005 or 2006. Chicken dinners in a restaurant were $5.

Don't get me started on prices of stuff.

That really was the beginning of the end (of living with next to nothing)

[Jimmydr]

I know somebody (ahem) who bought Govt. CD's at 50% yearly interest, when the exchange was was over 50 to 1.

Then Lionel came into power, the peso dropped to 30, (almost doubling that persons money) then that person got 50% interest on THAT money.

It goes both ways.

I only wish I..... errrrr.. this guy only wishes he would have taken the CD for more time, and more $$$$$$$

How about all the guys that lost their money in those banks.

[MrHappy]

How about all the guys that lost their money in those banks.

Not everybody lost all of their money. That's one of the things that sunk Hippo, he had the govt. cover most of the money that was lost.

But yes, there were some small fries that lost....

[MrHappy]

How about all the guys that lost their money in those banks.

There weren't that many. When the bank crashed, Hippo had the Central Bank cover the lost money. That's what fucked up the economy so bad.

[Jimmydr]

There weren't that many. When the bank crashed, Hippo had the Central Bank cover the lost money. That's what fucked up the economy so bad.

Really? I heard only a few guys got their money back.

[uncle ruckus]

Really? I heard only a few guys got their money back.

Every depositor was guaranteed 100% of the money they had in Baninter. Basically, the government agreed to repay the account holders the money that Baez Figueroa had stolen. That obligation is what caused the crazy inflation of 2003. However, unlike in the US, the bankers responsible for destroying the DR economy in 2003 are in jail. Here in the US, the American bankers who did the same thing are playing golf in their country club.

[Mr. Smooth]

it wouldnt surprise me either as all governements the world over are run by politicians and not business people.

politicians will up the costs for tourists and when the numbers decrease they will raise the costs again

it may be time for the people to oust their governments and instal buisness owners who know HOW to run a business but that would be too much forward thinking

Then as a reputable and successful business owner, I think you should go to Ottawa for the benefit of the Canadian people and see if you can make some heads roll. Might have to cut out your Thailand trips though.

Ain't there some hot looking whores in Ottawa?