The MTA, the scourge of New York City. We have had ENOUGH! Again the MTA wants to raise fairs and cut service. The MTA is claiming to have a 300 million dollar deficit. I'm not buying it. Its time for the City and State of New York to audit the MTA. We, New Yorkers, should be protesting, demanding that the MTA be audited and their books made public. Lets see what those MTA big shots are really making. Lets see just how much money is going under the table. In what the subway and NYC buses make in fares in a single day is more than enough to pay for every expense the MTA has and that includes salaries, taxes, repairs and operating costs. Not to mention the extra income the MTA receives from all of its advertisements. Still, the big shots are splurging the MTA's money and we have to pay for it. This is just wrong. The MTA has straphangers by the balls and they know it. How many people absolutely depend on mass transit? We have no choice. There is no competition for the subway and we have to deal with that fact. We can't just find another bus or subway that charges less. That is a monopoly. Yes, the MTA has a monopoly on mas transit. There used to be private bus companies, but the MTA bought them all. And have you ever heard of another company owning and charging a toll for any bridge? No, of course not. This is not only unconstitutional, but its immoral and dispicable. The MTA and its officers are getting rich off of the common people of New York. Stop the madness already. MTA, cater to your patrons. Its the common people that pay your salaries.