MTA Needs an "Obama Czar"

I don't live there anymore, but I know a few people who do. And this is getting ridiculous. The basic fundamental question still remains: At $2.25 a ride and a metro-area population of 14.5 million people, how is it possible the MTA keeps running out of money? Are administrative costs that high? Did they get totally boned in contract negotiations like American car companies? What's the story? Seriously. People who need public transport won't be able to afford it.

“To have this situation in the most transit-dependent city in the country is a complete failure of government,” said Andrew Albert, chairman of the New York City Transit Riders Council and a member of the authority’s board.

Couldn't have said it better myself.