Oh, MTA, you make it remarkably easy for the collective New York City populace to demise you with much fire. When you aren’t jacking up fares, you’re slashing service. While you’re crying broke, you’re digging massive tunnels for new subway lines. Though we begrudgingly recognize that you do get us to work on time at I would assume is a pretty high clip, we’re fed up with your shenanigans. [More...] And, according to the Indypendent newspaper, a handful of commuters are royally sticking it to you the best way they know how: by hitting you in the pocket.

Quite a few companies right now are relishing in the fact that due to current economic conditions, they are able to get fresh college graduates for not much more than a pretty penny since there’s an influx of well-educated, qualified candidates for a handful of jobs. In short – companies can pay less and still get quality candidates because it’s better to be underpaid than not paid at all.