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ESSEX, Vt. — When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi here, he took more questions than fares.
Everyone wanted to know if the sign reading “Pay What You Want!” on the back of his taxi was for real. It is, and Hagen says he hasn’t been shortchanged yet.
Hagen, 46, offers pay-what- you-can bottles of water, Gatorade and soda, and a free ride after six paid fares. He tells the Burlington Free Press that business has been good.
Most of his transactions are in cash, but he’s also gotten a CD from a musician and a $10 supermarket card.
Hagen has been offering his taxi service Thursday through Sunday nights since June. When he’s not a cabbie, Hagen works full time for the American Red Cross.
