Comments on: On Another Bond Note http://archpundit.com/blog/2009/06/17/on-another-bond-note/ Illinois, From Misery Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob_N http://archpundit.com/blog/2009/06/17/on-another-bond-note/comment-page-1/#comment-19225 Rob_N Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:24:28 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11745#comment-19225 Metra Board members "earn" $15,000 for a few meetings a year. IIRC they are not allowed to earn any other government-funded salaries or stipends. Metra Board members “earn” $15,000 for a few meetings a year.

IIRC they are not allowed to earn any other government-funded salaries or stipends.

]]> By: justaguy2 http://archpundit.com/blog/2009/06/17/on-another-bond-note/comment-page-1/#comment-19224 justaguy2 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:28:46 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11745#comment-19224 I would like to think that we don't pay board members very much and so can't expect innovative thinking, but I'm too afraid I'm wrong. What's so ironic about all this is that Banks went through the very same process about two decades ago, going from tellers to atm's. The focus then, though wasn't the cost of the new system, but how no one was going to lose their job. But they did, because that's how they justified the cost of the atm's. Am I not surprised that they didn't cut a better deal with a card company, hoping to become customer's "top card" to increase the number of CC transactions and increase their take? I use a "Transit Check" for the CTA. It's deducted automatically by an online company. Couldn't they have just asked over at CTA or PACE how it's done? I would like to think that we don’t pay board members very much and so can’t expect innovative thinking, but I’m too afraid I’m wrong. What’s so ironic about all this is that Banks went through the very same process about two decades ago, going from tellers to atm’s. The focus then, though wasn’t the cost of the new system, but how no one was going to lose their job. But they did, because that’s how they justified the cost of the atm’s. Am I not surprised that they didn’t cut a better deal with a card company, hoping to become customer’s “top card” to increase the number of CC transactions and increase their take?
I use a “Transit Check” for the CTA. It’s deducted automatically by an online company. Couldn’t they have just asked over at CTA or PACE how it’s done?

]]> By: David Terrell http://archpundit.com/blog/2009/06/17/on-another-bond-note/comment-page-1/#comment-19223 David Terrell Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:38:30 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11745#comment-19223 Yep. Left out is any calculus of increased ridership now that it's not such a pain in the a** to buy tickets. Yep. Left out is any calculus of increased ridership now that it’s not such a pain in the a** to buy tickets.

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