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| DATE | 2009-03-24 |
| FROM | Ron Guerin
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [campaignforny@gmail.com: MTA doomsday tomorrow!]
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Amy Coleman wrote:
> Does the MTA really listen to us or are they giving their execs big
> bonuses? Overall, I think the MTA is just plain old greedy and not really
> thinking clearly on how to fix the issues that faces commuters today.
> Thats just my thoughts.
The MTA was created as a "public authority" for various reasons, but the
one you need to be concerned about at the moment is that it is largely
unaccountable to anyone, by design. The politicians are taking
advantage of this right now to avoid doing anything useful about the
problems.
Ruben's not wrong about the MTA of course, but I don't think there's any
possibility whatsoever that anyone's even going to being to listen to
talk about doing away with the MTA. There's a ticking nuke in the room.
The people responsible for putting the nuke in our fair city are the
state legislature, the City of New York, and the MTA board. Given that
the guilty are being asked to save us all from themselves, there is no
possibility at all that they're doing anything in Albany right now other
than looking for a slipcover to throw over the nuke so they can all walk
away pretending there isn't still a nuke in the room.
- Ron
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