tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1149910720284068334..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Fight The Fare IncreaseAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-57664116465922318152011-07-18T21:10:11.725-04:002011-07-18T21:10:11.725-04:00According to normal fee for service. Charlie paid ...According to normal fee for service. Charlie paid the fee that was charged when he got on. That paid his fare for the ride, so he's being held hostage by the MTA.<br /><br />Some few years later, in the early '70s, a group called The Groobers rewrote the song to be about a Minuteman missile crew at F.E.Warren AFB, WY (AKA Frankie's Rocket Ranch). Their inability to return to base was not due to not having enough money.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-33944376896123101302011-07-10T22:56:52.059-04:002011-07-10T22:56:52.059-04:00Your observation about "someone else paying&q...Your observation about "someone else paying" vs. "the people pay and pay" is incisive. It bears meditation. <br /><br />It's kind of a 1984 thing but inverted, from the bottom up rather than from the top down. "Peace is War" and all that.Dubbahdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075702513873912334noreply@blogger.com