"Every Mode of Transportation Loses Money": The Duke on the T

Blue Mass Group has a lengthy interview with former Governor Mike Dukakis, who pulls no punches when it comes to public transportation funding. Among the gems is the quote cited above, "every mode of transportation loses money," which the Duke mined during a jeremiad about highway funding. Other topics include the shaky funding for the T—especially relevant considering proposed rollbacks on the new sales tax. The Duke supports a gas tax, noting "Five or six cents on the gasoline tax is what the T needs...to get back on track, along with much better management[.] While I know people don't want to pay any more, the fact of the matter is that gasoline today is costing us, what, a buck more than it did a year ago? And that's all about speculation in the oil market, and we kind of sit there like lemmings and take it." The whole podcast is worth a listen. [Blue Mass Group]