March 9, 2009
By Andrew Ryan, The Boston Globe

Banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, vanilla sprinkle cake, and apple pie will be hawked on the State House steps this afternoon to raise money for a needy cause.

The MBTA.

Transit advocates are holding a bake sale for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, pushing muffins, brownies, ginger cookies, and nice Hamantashen, the triangular fruit-filled pastries today in honor of Purim, the most festive of Jewish holidays.

Organizers acknowledge that bake sale is a gimmick to highlight the MBTA's $8 billion in debt and interest payments. Technically, organizers admit, they cannot sell things to raise money for the agency. They will, however, accept donations and hand out baked goods. Read the whole article.