inahandbasket

I'm nearly sure that's false. Which is not to say that they don't have management problems, but they're deeply in debt and horribly underfunded and no matter what management they have, they haven't got the slightest hope of upgrading & repairing the system with they money they're getting. Whereas even with the management problems they have, the would be able to make major improvements if properly funded. We haven't seen the T noticeable improve service since the Dukakis years (and it was quite noticeable back then), and it's not because their management has gotten much worse.