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I support the strike, but . . .:

Most New Yorkers didn’t even notice yesterday’s taxi strike because the vast majority of drivers chose to hit the streets — and ended up hitting the jackpot.

Several thousand cabbies did engage in a hackout to protest new global-positioning satellite technology being installed in all 13,000 yellow taxis. But the ones who thumbed their noses at the strikers and drove right past the picket line had record paydays — thanks to a combination of less competition and emergency per-person rates imposed by the city.

Drivers told The Post their incomes doubled and, in some cases, even quadrupled. Fred Amoaf, who normally earns a little over $100 a day, said that yesterday, he raked in $400.

“I support the strikers but I already paid for my car,” he said.

Another driver said, “Tuesday, I worked for 12 hours and I only made $200 all day. Today, I started at 5 a.m. and I have $270 already. By 5 p.m., I will make at least $350 — all because of the strike.”

Posted: September 6th, 2007 | Filed under: Everyone Is To Blame Here
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