OP-ED: THE BILLION-DOLLAR BAILOUT MASS. CAN'T AFFORD

  • FY 2009
  • Public Finance
  • Transportation

Jul 27 2008

OP-ED: THE BILLION-DOLLAR BAILOUT MASS. CAN'T AFFORD [1]

By Michael J. Widmer, The Boston Globe

The Legislature should take the time to get this right. The proposed bailout rewards the Turnpike's abysmal record while shifting the risks to the taxpayer. Bailing out the Turnpike with no accompanying reforms, no transparency, and no comprehensive plan to address its underlying problems will be remembered for years as the other bookend to the sorry Big Dig saga.
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[1] http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/07/27/the_billion_dollar_bailout_mass_cant_afford/
[2] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/forward/345