Who Really Gives a Rats Ass?

I am so sick and tired of the "dooms day" CTA scenarios! I am just as sick and tired of my taxes being raised for city services that actually SHOULD be cut! And even more, I am sick and tired of this Mayor bullying and thumping his chest to get his way all the god damn time! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We all know the threats of service cuts were just threats to extort money from the taxpayers...and it worked for years. Problem is now, we the people have called the City to task and they actually had to put cuts into effect. And look what happened. Nothing. Nada. The City is still here, no one is dead, and everything is just fine! Maybe, just maybe the CTA was a bit out of control! I believe everything happens for a reason, and I think the CTA needs to be taken down a notch. First and foremost, how top heavy is this organization? You know there are at least 40 or more upper management making a hell of alot more money than they should. Hell, to me transit is pretty simple and pretty much runs itself once you get it up and running. So to the unions I say keep up the good work! When times are good do you see the City coming at you with new contract proposals? HELL NO! In fact, maybe a threatened strike is what they need! London did it several times. Locked the city up real good. Guess who are the highest paid city workers in London? Train and bus drivers! The only fair thing to do is fare increases. Why should someone who never steps foot on a bus or train be put on the hook? Make willie brown pay for something for a change! You want to ride less crowded buses? Pony up Will! You want to wait 8 minutes less? Pony up, Will! I think everything is running quite smoothly with the CTA and we are no where near "doomsday". At one point today I saw 6 buses at one busy intersection, 2 of them half filled at rush hour! So stay strong, CTA employees, in the end, YOU HAVE THE UPPER HAND!