The taxi business here is so very convoluted. There is a "taxi association" that is supposed to police all the taxis. There are separate organizations that have the right to pick up from the airport or the ferry dock. The owner of the cab is supposed to have a medallion, but they are available for sale and, more frequently, rent, from people who bought them when the Model A was the mode of transportation. And then there is the corruption...
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