1.0 link 225900 <![CDATA[The Price of Washington Metro's "Tax Advantage Leases"]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-nelson-dyble/the-price-of-washington-m_b_225900.html There's another example of cash-strapped public agencies entering into questionable deals with private sector opportunists. The horrific deaths of nine people in Washington DC last week, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and elsewhere, are at least indirectly linked to "tax advantage leases," which are the product of underfunding and contributed to problems of deferred maintenance and outdated equipment. Here's an excerpt from Bloomberg report:

The 1000 Series car on the train...
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