[Brainpole]

Well, they're already on their way to doing that crap with the Malecon Center. I don't know what's going on with that but my old boss was supposed to install the sound and vision for the mall and the three buildings too. 3 thirty-story buildings are not neccesary in that city but oh well......

[paydayloanfasters]

I'd probably do the thing with the women I saw in the dictator
thread.... I'd also like a proper car, presidents need Ferraris too!!

Apart from that, I don't know really..

Education would be a good thing but there are things to be said
about that. Educating people a large number of people for a small
number of jobs won't really do a country much good, unless the
graduate in Political Science also knows how to make a hamburger, or knows the streets well enough to drive a taxi. Alas,
I'm short on both accounts. Filling universities and schools with
people keeps the unemployment figures lower, it also makes
sure the unemployed are highly qualified for jobs they'll never get.

However, educating people to facilitate development of some sort of civic culture and equipping them with relevant skills is important, imho.

Methinks that the most important factor to get a country on track
is neither funds nor skills, but proper policies sustained over time.
Such policies are rarely there, and though governments should play an active role in managing the economy, most governments
have proven themselves quite useless in doing so. Then they blame the IMF and the World Bank, but that's another story.

DR really shouldn't be in the mess that it is in. I suppose it is in that elite group of states, like Italy, that runs more smoothly when there's no government in place.

Disposal of garbage functions quite well in my opinion. Just throwing whatever rubbish you have on the street for the poor
to pick up,or the dogs to eat/poor to eat or dogs to pick up, is more cost-effective than wasting a lot of money on paying people
to collect and transport all of it to one spot and then let the poor/dogs have it. Just my two oeres.

[Yyaqyped]

Originally posted by Keith R
CoolNYer,
Yes, and there are also designs and materials that help buildings survive earthquakes, a risk many Dominicans like to pretend doesn't exist.

You seem to be assuming that such [costly] design, tech & materials would be used in the DR for a tall building, and would be implemented faithfully. I have serious doubts about that, which is why I said

In my 4 yrs living in SD, I watched many buildings above 3-4 stories be built, and what I often saw worried me. I don't think that any of those buildings would have passed code inspection in the State of Virginia (where I now reside). In fact, one of my worries while waiting out Hurricane Georges in in SD in Sept. 1998 was whether the 6-story condo building across the street from my home would survive the winds. It did survive, with little damage. Perhaps I shouldn't have worried, but I had witnessed some questionable construction practices while that building was being raised...

I guess all I'm saying is that I wouldn't tempt fate by building 40-story buildings in the DR until the Dominican construction industry has evolved considerably past where it is today.



Aren't you being a bit oversensitive? I didn't notice anybody saying that they hated all NYers. Lalla said that she prefered not having the DR look like NY, that she likes the DR just the way it is, but that hardly qualifies as NY bashing.
Regards,
Keith Yeah I guess your right about construction. It is just too expensive. And maybe I am over reacting about the NY thin, but in other threads ppl have told me that NYers don't think in the real world. That sort of hurts especially after experiencing 9/11.

[johnteriz]

RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!

It seems too screwed up to fix now.

[palantownia]

Originally posted by CoolNYer
I'd like to get more trading. Maybe with a fe countries besides the US and the UK. I know that the DR trades with other countries, but they really need countries that need products that they can get in the DR. Then for the tourists I'd build large hotels. Some 40 stories and around there so that they get great views of the city and the Carribean. Maybe a Santo Domingo Tower like the Sydney Tower, for observation. In Santiago I'd like to start building up too. Take some more commerce over there. I'd do the same in Puerto Plata and Sosua. NYer,
I would be leery of building 40-story buildings in a country with a history of hurricanes and earthquakes, and with a construction industry known for cutting corners...
Regards,
Keith

[entaifsfets]

Reduce government payroll by 50%.Create "Civil Servants",who's jobs would be based on professional testing,not "patronage.

Freeze government spending,and borrowing.

Reduce the size of the government,and police/military by 50%.

Zero tarrifs on all imports.

Double the money spent on education.Train teachers.

Vehicle inspections.Re-test all drivers

Enforce real estate,and income taxes equally.

Build a 500 foot wall along the Haitian border."Re-Patriate" all Haitian Nationals

Privatize the power generation/distribution system.
Make EVERYONE pay their electricbill!

Eliminate "ITBIS"

50% tax on all alcohol and tobacco products,goes to pay for education improvements

Re-negotiate all "Mining Contracts" with foreign companies.

Have Capital Punishment.

Pick up the garbage.Large fines for improper disposal of refuse,toxics.

Make plastic cups and "styrofoam" illegal!


Is that enough to start????? Cris Colon

[Beragagnu]

That would be like chopping down a diseased old tree and planting a fresh one in its place.The fruit it would bear would eventually improve all aspects of Dominican life.Any public official found giulty of a corrupt act should be stripped of his office and jailed.You have to start somewhere. Otherwise its just another face in charge of the same old diseased tree.
Larry

edited to add: I would vote for someone like Golo if there was an election because I am a foreigner and would not be able to run .

[entaifsfets]

Please get back on track,or this train will be de-railed! Gracias,Colon

[entaifsfets]

You don't have to be afraid to say it! The DR was named as the biggest Money Laundering Country in the World by the American Government recently.It was in the DR1 Daily News not long ago.If it wasn't for that money and the 2 billion US Dollars plus sent home by Dominicans living abroad we would be in even worse economic straits! CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

[PrettyFifa12]

Originally posted by CoolNYer
....... but in other threads ppl have told me that NYers don't think in the real world. That sort of hurts especially after experiencing 9/11. what a strange person you are.
i thought i apologised to you in another thread for giving the impression that i think all new yorkers don't think in the real world.
first, i don´t know any new yorkers.
second, and i don't care how politically incorrect i am, but that really hurts after experiencing new yorkers direct contributions to noraid, who in turn funded the killing of innocent men, woman and children.
those new yorkers don't know about the real world, let alone think about it.

i don´t believe, and correct me somebody please, if i am wrong, that after being criticised (and not necessarily in a negative manner) for some things that you have written in your posts, you then look for sympathy because you have somehow experienced a terrorist act. i find that a bit hard to stomach.

...if this doesn´t make sense to anyone in the morning, it's because i have been on the beers again!


if i were president, education for all would be the priority!!

[fissasste]

Originally posted by CoolNYer
Then for the tourists I'd build large hotels. Some 40 stories and around there so that they get great views of the city and the Carribean. Maybe a Santo Domingo Tower like the Sydney Tower, for observation. In Santiago I'd like to start building up too. Take some more commerce over there. I'd do the same in Puerto Plata and Sosua. i think this is a terrible idea....for one, why the heck do we want DR to lose its beauty and start building a bunch of buildings, dont want it to look like NYC...it's fine how it is...second....u know all the idiots that would be tossing their nagging wives out windows if tall buildings were built? lol

[velichay]

Originally posted by Criss Colon

Make plastic cups and "styrofoam" illegal!
Now you're talking!

Chiri

[palantownia]

Originally posted by CoolNYer
And about high-rise buildings in hurricans there has been technology developed so that building won't fall. CoolNYer,
Yes, and there are also designs and materials that help buildings survive earthquakes, a risk many Dominicans like to pretend doesn't exist.

You seem to be assuming that such [costly] design, tech & materials would be used in the DR for a tall building, and would be implemented faithfully. I have serious doubts about that, which is why I said
and with a construction industry known for cutting corners...
In my 4 yrs living in SD, I watched many buildings above 3-4 stories be built, and what I often saw worried me. I don't think that any of those buildings would have passed code inspection in the State of Virginia (where I now reside). In fact, one of my worries while waiting out Hurricane Georges in in SD in Sept. 1998 was whether the 6-story condo building across the street from my home would survive the winds. It did survive, with little damage. Perhaps I shouldn't have worried, but I had witnessed some questionable construction practices while that building was being raised...

I guess all I'm saying is that I wouldn't tempt fate by building 40-story buildings in the DR until the Dominican construction industry has evolved considerably past where it is today.

PS. Is thinking big or imagenatively bad? Jez. And why do you all hate NYers....
Aren't you being a bit oversensitive? I didn't notice anybody saying that they hated all NYers. Lalla said that she prefered not having the DR look like NY, that she likes the DR just the way it is, but that hardly qualifies as NY bashing.
Regards,
Keith

[Yyaqyped]

How the hell would Santo Domingo lose it's beauty? And I didn't say that buildings would improve trade. I meant buildings as hotels. Anyway I don't see any of you sharing your ideas on what to do. So far Criss has had the best idea. I'm not suggesting that I'd knock dow trees either or make it like NYC, but if you observe many of the other Latin- American countries they're pretty much the same way. And about high-rise buildings in hurricans there has been technology developed so that building won't fall.


PS. Is thinking big or imagenatively bad? Jez. And why do you all hate NYers....

[GreefeWrereon]

Ok Gang!!!

We all know that Mejia has destroyed the DR economically , not to mention morally.

Here is your chance to solve the problem!

What would you do to save the DR if you were elected President of the country.

Lets keep your thoughts and Ideas on the basis of a Democratically elected Presidency. I'll start another thread on what would you do if you were a all-powerful dictator.

Tony C.

[Yyaqyped]

I'd like to get more trading. Maybe with a fe countries besides the US and the UK. I know that the DR trades with other countries, but they really need countries that need products that they can get in the DR. Then for the tourists I'd build large hotels. Some 40 stories and around there so that they get great views of the city and the Carribean. Maybe a Santo Domingo Tower like the Sydney Tower, for observation. In Santiago I'd like to start building up too. Take some more commerce over there. I'd do the same in Puerto Plata and Sosua.

[GreefeWrereon]

The last thing the DR needs is a 40 story hotel. Not because it would ruin the beauty of Santo Domingo(Excuse me while I laugh) but because it would be empty most of the time.

[Ferrotoral]

Originally posted by Robert
If I was President, umm.... I'd let Criss run the place But he'll be a no show to any functions, and he will be a dictator from his computer!!!

[viagradiscounttt]

If I was President, umm.... I'd let Criss run the place

[velichay]

In Santo Domingo at least there is already a spectacular amount of construction considering the economy is not at its best. Mega malls and luxury office block complexes and condominiums are springing up like mushrooms after the rain. Meanwhile, property sales are down. Shop units and office space lie empty. For sale and for rent signs are everywhere. So why do they go on building? Not to bring trade, as NYer suggests.

Clue: two words, first (5 letters) begins with M and ends with Y, second (10 letters) begins with L and ends with G.

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