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Doomsday is MTA's ploy

Be calm: Talk of huge fare increases is simply the agency's opening gambit

Metropolitan Transportation Authority service cuts and fare hikes of 23 percent! Long Island Bus prices going up 75 percent! Four new scenarios for fare increases this week!

Is the MTA trying to confuse us with all the numbers it's been throwing out over the last few weeks? Not exactly. There are good reasons for the deluge of information, such as an upcoming series of eight public hearings,...

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