Yesterday's solutions may be today's problems. We must look objectively at existing programs and eliminate those that are not delivering as promised or where circumstances have changed making them unnecessary or ineffective. You cannot improve what you do not measure. Policy initiatives should be implemented with specific performance criteria, and policies that fail to deliver should be identified and overhauled or eliminated. Private-sector economic growth is prerequisite to expanded opportunity.
Good ideas are good ideas, regardless of their source.
We need to adapt to Colorado's needs, successful Republican or Democrat programs from other states, and good ideas from 'competing' think tanks of any philosophical bent.