WEST COLUMBIA, SC – In response to today’s news that South Carolina’s unemployment had reached a record 12.6%, Bill Connor released the following statement:
“Obviously, this new record level of unemployment is unacceptable for our state. As this is also a national problem, much of the blame rests on overspending and overregulation by the Washington politicians, especially on the Obama Administration’s rush to spend taxpayer money on government giveaways to ‘stimulate the economy.’ Clearly, that effort is a miserable failure which has only served to mire us deeper in debt.
There is still some responsibility, however, to be laid at the feet of South Carolina’s tax structure. I call on the Legislature to get our state economy back on firmer footing by eliminating the state corporate and income tax. This will spur economic growth in every sector of our economy by leaving more money in the hands of the businessmen who in turn create most of the jobs in our state. Texas has shown the way in this regard, and their continuing robust economy in the face of a national recession is a testament that this approach can work.”
Bill Connor is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserves who received the Bronze Star for his service in combat as the senior American advisor in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. In addition to his Reserve duties, Bill serves as the Chairman of the Board of Orangeburg Christian Academy. Bill is a graduate of the Citadel and USC Law School. Bill lives in Orangeburg with Susan, his wife of 18 years, and their three children Peyton, Brenna, and Will. They attend Christ Church of the Carolinas in Columbia.
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People in the legislature act like common sense is against the law.
There is a lot of resistance to change by even the so-called conservatives in the statehouse. I was at an event last year listening to a state senator explain why he couldn’t do this or he couldn’t do that. NEVER ONCE, even after direct questioning to the same effect, would he mention cutting back spending.
Well, when he and the other free spenders are finally out of money, he won’t be able to do ANYTHING!