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Hobbled by Big Dig debts, the T needs new revenues

  January 08, 2012

Without an overhaul, the MBTA faces a grim future. That’s the reality reflected in the proposed service cuts and fare hikes announced on Tuesday. The proposals are a dramatic but inevitable response to a $161 million deficit, and should force an overdue discussion of the T’s inadequate state funding. A permanent increase - whether from the gas tax, sales tax, higher tolls, or some other source - is long overdue. If Massachusetts wants a world-class transit system, it has to pay for it.

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