A Low-Income Fare at the MBTA Would Bolster Struggling Massachusetts Families with $500 Annual Savings Per Rider
“$500 more will help me and others worry less about providing food for the household and paying rent as head of the house, and that is something for the MBTA administration and our legislators to think hard about. To think that I could save $500 more every year would change the way my family makes decisions. We won’t have to choose between cutting self-care, healthy foods, or house amenities like Wi-Fi speed, and taking the T to my job. We would be able to do both without cutting corners and compromising.”– Emmanuell De Barros, Bus 93 and the Silver Line rider.
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“$500 more will help me and others worry less about providing food for the household and paying rent as head of the house, and that is something for the MBTA administration and our legislators to think hard about. To think that I could save $500 more every year would change the way my family makes decisions. We won’t have to choose between cutting self-care, healthy foods, or house amenities like Wi-Fi speed, and taking the T to my job. We would be able to do both without cutting corners and compromising.”– Emmanuell De Barros, Bus 93 and the Silver Line rider.
