How

Sure, we want efforts that benefit this state's business climate and employment situation. Projects (new casinos, racetracks, amplitheaters, malls) are understood to be net drains on the economy. PA's overly regulated, top-heavey public sector that includes a state store system needs an overhaul. No doubt. Our malaise is bi-partisan and comes in the center of the state with highway building.
Fairly concrete proposals are hard to come by these days. How policies get made, or, harder still, un-made, are nitty-gritty concerns.
=== Reply by Mark Rauterkus posted to DaveCopeland.com ===
Humm... Fairly concrete proposals are hard to come by these days.
As some are chasing their tails about who said what and who's on the line -- I am sure to agree that the proposals are thin.
We can't even get around to talking about the re-opening of the lone, city-owned indoor ice rink. Well, to be square, the city does own the Civic Arena.
But, to the question of how do we advance: Answer: We rush to restraint. We stick to the knitting. We open the swim pools and teach our kids how to play well with others. We parent. We do sidewalks, empty lots, grow gardens. We meet and talk alot. Talk is cheap. Let's make sure the voting machines work too.
As for "concrete" -- we gotta focus not on the hardware, but on the software.
Make sense?