claim: says "trimet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages."
author: john charles
evidence_1: the oregonian on sunday examined trimet's deteriorating finances and called ...  trimet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages, and the  agency ... someone on the trimet board needs to have the courage to say that.
evidence_2: says "trimet now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages." —  politifact oregon on tuesday, june 5th, 2012. see them all →. advertisement ...
evidence_3: jun 5, 2012 ... all mostly true statements involving john charles. mostly true ... says "trimet  now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages.".
evidence_4: if the self-driving car becomes a reality in the next, say, 20 years, one ... trimet  now spends $1.63 in benefits for every $1.00 spent on wages, ...
evidence_5: feb 26, 2014 ... the trimet approved budget for fy2018 outlines a resource ... performance as  well as any pay adjustments needed for those ... benefit pension plan was closed  and new hires participate in a .... citizen fare from $1.00 to $1.25. ..... starting  fy2016/2017 light rail program is now reflected in the cip.