Chicken Little Again

The CTA has cried "wolf" a few too many times for anyone to care:

• The public clamor that erupted over previous transit "doomsday'' threats is amounting to little more than a whimper this time as CTA service cuts are set to take effect next Sunday, barring a last-minute breakthrough to solve a budget shortfall.
  
  Perhaps commuters and our state lawmakers who control the purse strings simply don't believe the cuts will go through after repeatedly hearing before that "the sky is falling."
  
  Rallies held to protest the service cuts have been organized mostly by CTA labor unions that face major layoffs in connection with the service cuts. Attendance at most of the rallies amounted to dozens rather than hundreds of participants.
  
  "It seems as if the CTA has cried wolf so many times, that it is finally getting what it deserves — a ridership that can't be shocked and a government that doesn't care,'' said Getting Around reader Ben Rutledge, of Chicago.

Count us among the "not caring" faction. The CTA has been a drain for years with its bloated middle management and treating riders like crap. We're of the opinion that it will have to be completely destroyed before it can be rebuilt into something that actually delivers proper service to its riders.