Reasons for the T fare increase

Mike Mennonno looks at MBTA costs: Some of the highest salaries in the country, rampant absenteeism, expensive, oil-fired power plants and, of course, antiquated equipment:

... This is why it's hard for me to justify paying more for fare, because it's not going to fix what's broken: the unions, bad contracts for grossly overpriced generally faulty equipment as the rule, and the legislature's "forward-funding" plan, which just ain't cutting it, either. ...