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Roving Camera


What do you think should be done to solve the MBTA’s fiscal problems?

They should freeze the wages of the employees, starting from the top down. They should save money for the rest of us who use their services. There are too many taxes on poor people already.

 Antonio Ortiz
Retired
Roxbury
They need to reduce benefits and salaries of the people who are working there. They’re providing a public service. Whatever their difficulties are, you have to cut from one side or another — salaries or services.

 Torli Krua
Pastor
Roxbury
Fund the T. Public transportation is a vital piece of people’s day-to-day lives — how they get to work. But it’s not being provided for. The state has to fully fund the system.

 Khalida Smalls
Organizing Director
Roxbury
Take the Big Dig debt off their backs. This isn’t just about a one-year solution. The Legislature needs to stop the cycle of fare increases. We need a long-term solution.

 Lee Matsueda
Organizer
Jamaica Plain
The state shouldn’t have stopped funding the MBTA. The state cut taxes and cut funding for the MBTA and now the cuts are affecting us. We end up paying more for our fare.

 Flora Obierica
Educator
Boston
It’s always better if you can get the state to step in and increase funding, but at some point we’re going to have to bite the bullet and pay more.

 Marcus Lewis
Dental Assistant
Roxbury