Its not news that labor is much cheaper in many countries than the US, but I think people are going to get pretty mad if you call paying transit workers a decent professional wage[1] &quot;wastefully funneling money.&quot;  There are good reasons we don&#x27;t outsource all our work to less-well-off regions with lower costs- and standards-of-living.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.glassdoor.com&#x2F;Salary&#x2F;New-York-City-Transit-Authority-Salaries-E18719.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.glassdoor.com&#x2F;Salary&#x2F;New-York-City-Transit-Autho...</a>