What about the books? How can the MTA AGAIN have a surplus but need us to fork over more money? Why won't they let citizens find out where our hard earned money goes? I've decided we must make such a stink that they are forced to. Let's educate each other AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE about potential fraud and misconduct on the part of the MTA. It should be CRIMINAL to treat citizens like cattle off to slaughter when we are just trying to get to work.
Remember: MTA: Stop the MADness! Open the BOOKS!
[...] In 2005, [NYC] riders paid 55% of the costs of running the subways and buses. Metro-North riders paid 51% and LIRR riders paid 47%.
But riders in other cities pay much less. The national average for the top 50 transit systems is 37%. In Chicago it’s 43%, in Philadelphia its 37% and in Boston it’s just 29%.
As the New York Times has noted: “The city and state have unconscionably underfinanced mass transit for years, a legacy of Gov. George Pataki and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The formula for funding mass transportation should be changed before any fares are raised.”
The MTA is predicting a $300 million surplus next year. But they still want to raise fares on 86% of all trips. Working families already struggle to make it in New York, and now this?
Governor Spitzer and Mayor Bloomberg: Halt the Hike!
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