Comments on: Russianoff and Schneiderman Map the MTA’s Road to ‘Ruin’ http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/28/russianoff-and-schneiderman-map-the-mtas-road-to-ruin/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/28/russianoff-and-schneiderman-map-the-mtas-road-to-ruin/comment-page-1/#comment-40866 Larry Littlefield Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:00:43 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/28/russianoff-and-schneiderman-map-the-mtas-road-to-ruin/#comment-40866 (What they may not remember is that, year after year, the Pataki administration submitted - and the Legislature passed - budgets that decimated the MTA's funding.) They also do not seem to remember Russianoff's share of the deal -- big cuts in the effective fare via discounts, with the fare falling from $1.50 in 1995 to much less today in the face of rising expenses. Nor do they remember the TWU's share, the massive 2000 pension enhancement that cut employee pension contributions FOR WORKERS WITH SENIORITY while providing an inflation adjustment that was neither worked for or bargained for. "Everybody wins" and then everybody who matters leaves. (What they may not remember is that, year after year, the Pataki administration submitted – and the Legislature passed – budgets that decimated the MTA’s funding.)

They also do not seem to remember Russianoff’s share of the deal — big cuts in the effective fare via discounts, with the fare falling from $1.50 in 1995 to much less today in the face of rising expenses.

Nor do they remember the TWU’s share, the massive 2000 pension enhancement that cut employee pension contributions FOR WORKERS WITH SENIORITY while providing an inflation adjustment that was neither worked for or bargained for.

“Everybody wins” and then everybody who matters leaves.

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