Dukakis Is Still After Our Money
The man whose administration was the catalyst for a long reign of Republican governors is supporting a proposal to add a new tax on vehicles–of course, slamming SUV drivers the hardest.
Dukakis appeared at the State House in support of a measure that would create a $2.1 billion transit fund by levying a greenhouse gas fee, instituting local fees on hotel rooms and rental cars and setting aside money from the gas tax and other fees.
The bill, filed by State Rep. Antonio Cabral (D-New Bedford), would use the money to pay for seven rail projects across the state. Those projects include: a $1 billion commuter rail line to Fall River and New Bedford; improved commuter rail service to Worcester and Fitchburg; an extension of the Blue Line to Lynn; and extension of existing transit lines to Hyannis and Springfield.
Coincidentally, the Boston Herald reported this morning on the vast array of high paying no-show jobs and the like in the MBTA.
Dukakis, who complained about incompetence in the highway department and the MBTA, is reaching for his age-old ‘raise taxes’ solution rather than addressing the incompetence at the source. I wonder why Dukakis thinks we need new taxes to help pay for the incompetence he so harshly criticizes. Throwing money at the problem isn’t going to help, Duke.
And who asked him anyway?
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Aaron Margolis is a life long resident of the Bay State, and works at an architectural firm north of Boston. Aaron has a Master of Architecture Degree from Boston Architectural College and is currently in the process of becoming of a Registered Architect.
The poor management of the MBTA needs to be addressed on a larger scale than a few firings.
The MBTA could be a great service to all of the Commonwealths residents and visitors, instead of the embarrassment it is now.
I have a funny story regarding the new Charlie Card. Since its debut I have never paid to get on the T. It is so easy to wait for someone else to slide their card and just walk through. It was alot harder to do this with the turnstop and employee working at the desk. I am sure some ambitious policy wonk with a Harvard MBA came up with this dumb idea. I thank you though, I am saving so much on free public transportation. Guys, keep up the dumb work
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T bandit, I think your on to something here. I stopped using the T because it costed so much. It costs 5 dollars a day to park and then 5 dollars to ride, all and all I am spending 10 dollars a day which is alot of money for a guy with a wife and two kids. To be honest I hate the T, its such an unpleasent experience. I had to take it yesterday and was crammed in between people. If I am going ot get crappy service I am not going to pay for it. Thanks T Bandit for opening my eyes.