Yak_Rodeo t1_iudwp1c wrote
Reply to comment by NotCleverNamesTaken in Mass. Tax Refunds Will Start To Flow On Tuesday by husky5050
some variation of this same comment gets posted every time after this stuff gets posted
the t is not underfunded. the t wastes tons of money and mismanages the rest. id rather have people be able to make their next rent payment or grocery bill than throw more money into the void of the t budget
HotTaeks t1_iue061l wrote
a lot of the T’s issues are from understaffing (not enough bus drivers, not enough dispatchers) and the driver issue especially comes down to non-competitive pay.
this also is not helping the people who need it most make their next rent payment
> Households that are among the bottom 20% of earners will receive an average credit of just $9, compared to those in the middle 20% with a $208 credit and those in the top 20% with a credit of $1,921.
Yak_Rodeo t1_iue4tgm wrote
spoken like someone who has never had to count every dollar. $9 absolutely makes a difference
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beatwixt t1_iufj97e wrote
Sure management is terrible, but maintenance has been underfunded forever. We need to pay to maintain it, get better management, and pay to expand it.
If you try to improve management without properly funding it, you will end up with new shitty management because there isn’t money to do things right.
NotCleverNamesTaken t1_iudzk0r wrote
Ok fair, both things would have just been cool
shitz_brickz t1_iueiw4h wrote
Okay ya but it would be even cooler than both those things if the money went to curing cancer and bringing about world peace.
ik1nky t1_iuhyata wrote
The T is absolutely underfunded. If you think otherwise you have zero relevant knowledge to contribute anything of use to discussions around the T.
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