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Anyone who has relied on the DC subway station in recent years knows that they have become notorious for fires, delays, and lies. This great cartoon from Tom Toles captures the ritual response of government agencies to their debacles – spending more money on public relations campaigns.<\/p>\n

Local governments may have totally failed to provide reliable mass transit but at least the unions are happy with the featherbedding and ample overtime spurred by the system’s slow-motion collapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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