March 6, 2008
Broke MBTA Raids Emergency Fund
In general, a person should save a little money in case something bad happens. But the MBTA, which General Manager Dan Grabauskas says is broke, has had to deplete its reserves significantly.
The Globe reports today that the T's new budget will take $20 million from the emergency fund, bringing the reserves down to $35 million. The reserves are supposed to be $100 million.
Now that emergency funds are no longer technically "emergency," the T is broker than broke. You might call it "broke-ass." Dan G. says no fare hikes for next year, but save up your change for a hike in 2010.
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Can we now fire Dan and the rest of that useless bunch of bureaucrats and MAYBE get some public transit professionals who will concentrate on the Massachusetts BAY aspects of the MBTA, I.E., Boston and its immediate neighboring communities.
Oh, and also maybe publishing schedules that don't LIE to the riders about subway and bus route departures and arrivals?
HOW MUCH MORE IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET SOME PEOPLE FIRED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? This really boils my blood. These people get away with all sorts of fruad, and they still have their cushy jobs. Meanwhile, if I show up 5 minutes late or commit the slightest error, I get a talking to to end all talking to's from my superiors. Where is the justice? Where is the outrage?
*fraud, excuse me, in the heat of my t-hatred I wasn't really paying attention to spelling.