Refusal, or worse inability to fix this is cut from same blanket of habits that got those passengers killed at Dupont.

Think State Senator Bob Hasegawa and I agree about Bernie. Would rather discuss it on the radio with Dave Ross rather than Dori Monson, but… beggars-and-choosers. I’m furious I can’t afford either the court challenge or the political campaign this matter really deserves. For what they’ve done to an otherwise perfect fare system, let alone to me. However, my present liability to criminal charge and penalty over a wrong number of “taps,” multiplied by the pig-headed stubbornness of the people who uphold this system, makes it my goal right now to see every one of them lose their jobs. Same reason I try to make sure my elected representatives all share frequent e-mail exchanges. But Jarrett and I are on same wavelength as to the “feel” of active cooperation with the transit system whose part-owner I am. Pretty much like money used to be, but without the handling expense. I’d be a lot happier to use a card traceable by time and location, but not to me personally.

What I’m seeing out of this country’s politics and administration these days, between change of generations- older talent retiring about ten years early because they can’t stand their workplace, and younger people whose work-load’s been rendered staggering from short staff, poor training and misbegotten new equipment… Especially somebody completely innocent “nailed” by mistake. Wonder what the actual stats are as to people being located, identified, and prosecuted due to a card-tap.

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