Surely a sign of the times and a meaningless and useless suggestion.  Following a Turnpike scandal a couple of years ago a panel was formed to make recommendations. And predictably they are just out with a recommendation that includes more ethics training. Why not more morals training as well?  As certain as night follows day, there will be ethical lapses in the future and more scandals.

The problem is the culture and nature of the Turnpike itself.  It is saturated with politics. That is its history.  Ethics as we have learned are not a strong suit in Pennsylvania’s government. Sadly, so much of the government’s apparatus attracts people who see the public trough as the means to economic success.  The bigger government is, the more the greedy in and out of government see gravy trains to be ridden.

Privatize the Turnpike. At least then any ethical lapses would not reflect so poorly on the state government.