I left DC about 18 months ago.<p>I used to be a daily metro rider.<p>Washington DC has some deep issues with a legacy of discrimination and urban decay that created a highly disadvantage population in the cities poor neighborhoods.<p>Unfortunately, they&#x27;ve tried to use government employment to fix these issues by turning certain agencies, especially the metro, into jobs programs for poorly educated and socialized locals.<p>This is the primary problem with the DC metro.  It&#x27;s staffed by a croneyist union who holds none of the employees accountable, and who simply pass any and all wage increases onto riders without even trying to attempt to find cost reductions via efficiency.  It&#x27;s an awful, awful system.