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Students for a Democratic Society missed their hoped-for confrontation with Mayor Kevin White Saturday over the proposed MBTA fare hike...
...fare hike is aimed at the workers and poor--at those of us who are too poor to have cars," one speaker said...
...referring to the $150 million debt to bond-holders that the MBTA says necessitates the fare hike. The MBTA has paid $80 million on tax free interest to bond-holders, which are primarily large Boston companies...
...many Mott millions available, the Flint schools might understandably be tempted to keep school tax rates low and rely increasingly on the foundation. But there is no better gauge of how much Flint residents appreciate what their schools offer than the fact that they have repeatedly approved any tax hike the school board has requested...
...auto maker's shaky fortunes. During the first year, for example, the average A.M.C. worker will get only a 120 wage increase over the $3.40 an hour he now earns. That represents a marked concession by the auto union, which had won a 200-an-hour first-year hike in last year's settlements with Chrysler, Ford and General Motors...