You did it again!! Tuesday, January 10th, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to sustain the governor’s veto of the I-95 Corridor Authority. The vote was 76 – 47. Your emails and phone calls put a stop to one of the largest increases in government control and spending in recent South Carolina history. Remember, […]
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Bill Would Put More Teeth, Transparency in Incentives Deals
If you ask S.C. Rep. Thad Viers, he’ll tell you that it was mainly for philosophical reasons that he voted earlier this year against offering a controversial state sales-tax collection exemption to Internet retail giant Amazon.com. “My philosophy is that I don’t think government should pick winners or losers in the marketplace,” the Horry County Republican […]
Jake Knotts a Crony?
Jake Knotts puts the “crony” into “crony capitalism.” This time, Jake Knotts is dreaming of his own Solyndra boondoggle. And, of course, the RINO senator is in bed with Democrats on this scam, too–fellow SC Senator Phil Leventis for one. With big government, big spenders like that as friends, why does he even bother to […]
Legislators Exempt Themselves from Sunshine Law
When it comes to releasing public emails and other internal communications, the governor’s office isn’t the only place that likes to play secrecy games. In fact, for more than 30 years, state law has shielded the S.C. General Assembly from releasing documents showing what it does behind the scenes. The Nerve got a first taste of the special […]
The Columbia two step
The tap dancing has begun! The Palmetto Liberty Score Cards have only been out for a few days and already legislators are trying to “explain” their bad votes. Not unexpected, right? So, I have to tell you about Senator Knotts’ “explanation” about his vote for the retroactive tax incentive, S533, because I am sure your […]
Cayce Mafia – Central Planning vs. Free Choice
The “Cayce Mafia” meets every Friday morning at Shoneys at I-26 and Hwy 302. A free and frank discussion over breakfast. Last week there was a great exploration of the pros and cons of central planning vs. the free market. Should the government be recruiting companies and training people to work for them? Should we […]
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