"As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man, upon easier terms than I was formerly."
- Dr. Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Life of Johnson, Sept. 1783
According to Gotham Gazette: Audits: MTA Fare Unfair "The state and city comptroller charged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with hiding half a billion dollars to create the appearance of a deficit so it could raise subway and bus fares.
In a report, State Comptroller Alan Hevesi said that in effect the MTA kept two separate financial records - one public and one secret. The report charged the authority with moving $512 million from its 2002 accounts to books for 2003 and 2004." [more] posted by anonymous at 11:32 AM
