One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.
From Ed Rendell
The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.
There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.
We are the second oldest state in the Union because too many of our young people are leaving Pennsylvania. They are leaving Pennsylvania behind for opportunities elsewhere.
Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means.
For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.
Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.
But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania.
Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile.
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