There’s an utterly ridiculous Associated Press puff piece out today which discusses how South Carolina’s “personal touch” is what convinced a Connecticut-based gun manufacturer to located roughly 100 low-paying jobs to our state at an as-yet-undetermined cost to taxpayers.
“When Connecticut gun maker PTR Industries was trying to find a new home, CEO Josh Fiorini got offers from about 40 different states, many of them with similar terms and incentives,” the AP puff piece recalls. “But South Carolina won out, thanks to the state’s relentless efforts to woo the company and its personal touch.”
Really?
We hate to break it to the rubes reading this mainstream media nonsense but South Carolina’s “personal touch” – which apparently consisted of Nikki Haley handing out her cell phone number and U.S. Rep. Tom Rice and his wife boozing it up with the company’s CEO – isn’t what landed this company.
Taxpayer-funded incentives – a.k.a. your money – is what landed this company.
In other words we bribed them to come here – by shifting the tax burden on existing South Carolina individuals and businesses, a strategy which has failed our state miserably over the course of the last decade.
Of course most people don’t know any of that because our mainstream media is more focused on glamorizing crony capitalism than exposing it for what it is … which is why we remain one of the poorest, dumbest states in America.
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Fits, I would tend to agree with your contention that the Governor, her excellency nimrod haley gives away the state on the backs of its taxpayers. However, do you have any evidence of this? Frankly, I would agree that it is astonishing how freely she gives away the state in order to garner political points and saying that she garnered more jobs.
Fits, I would tend to agree with your contention that the Governor, her excellency nimrod haley gives away the state on the backs of its taxpayers. However, do you have any evidence of what you claim in this article? Frankly, I would agree that it is astonishing how freely she gives away the state in order to obtain political points and saying that she garnered more jobs.
Hopefully it isn’t Earl Capps’ “personal touch” we’re talking about here.
Hand job creation?
Hopefully it isn’t Earl Capps’ “personal touch” we’re talking about here.
Hand job creation?
The “failed” strategy” has caused SC to be stuck with companies like BMW and Michelin. Oh how terrible that is.
Our labor participation rate is at a record low – and five points behind the national average, which itself is at a 34-year low. Happy for BMW and Michelin, but it doesn’t change the fact the broader strategy is a FAIL.
Does “national average” mean that 25 states are above it and 25 are below it?
No, the average is all states added up (their statistics) and divided by the total number. A median is the number in the middle with an equal number on either side. Maybe you are being facetious.
You caught me! Averages can be very misleading. Take Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and yourself add up the total wealth and divide by 3. See how wealthy you are?
No statistician would proffer such garbage. It is not statistically accurate to average the extremes. Your point falls woefully flat.
You obviously are new to FITSNEWS. Sic Willie is the statistical king. You know, as in Twain’s hierarchy.
Sorry. I did not know. It all makes sense now….I think.
The “failed” strategy” has caused SC to be stuck with companies like BMW and Michelin. Oh how terrible that is.
Our labor participation rate is at a record low – and five points behind the national average, which itself is at a 34-year low. Happy for BMW and Michelin, but it doesn’t change the fact the broader strategy is a FAIL.
Does “national average” mean that 25 states are above it and 25 are below it?
No, the average is all states added up (their statistics) and divided by the total number. A median is the number in the middle with an equal number on either side. Maybe you are being facetious.
You caught me! Averages can be very misleading. Take Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and yourself add up the total wealth and divide by 3. See how wealthy you are?
No statistician would proffer such garbage. It is not statistically accurate to average the extremes. Your point falls woefully flat.
You obviously are new to FITSNEWS. Sic Willie is the statistical king. You know, as in Twain’s hierarchy.
Sorry. I did not know. It all makes sense now….I think.
Does anyone know how many South Carolinians are actually in jobs that the governess claims to have created? Aren’t most of them so far in the future that they aren’t affecting current employment numbers?
Does anyone know how many South Carolinians are actually in jobs that the governess claims to have created? Aren’t most of them so far in the future that they aren’t affecting current employment numbers?
I really can’t stand new jobs being created…said no one ever
I really can’t stand new jobs being created…said no one ever
So other states offered incentives too? And they’re here because we won the sales effort? Great job Bobby Hitt!
So other states offered incentives too? And they’re here because we won the sales effort? Great job Bobby Hitt!
A 787 with a palm tree on it’s belly flew over as I swilled a beer on lake WYlee flying at low attitude, as I look up human feces splatters my face. I can tell it’s human by the peice of a hardees burger wrapper I pick out of my eye. That shit is very acidic too, must have added ketchup.
A 787 with a palm tree on it’s belly flew over as I swilled a beer on lake WYlee flying at low attitude, as I look up human feces splatters my face. I can tell it’s human by the peice of a hardees burger wrapper I pick out of my eye. That shit is very acidic too, must have added ketchup.
Haley counts on everyone being to dumb to realize certain jobs are coming anyway. The benchmark are what EXTRA jobs did she get.
I maintain damned few.
Haley counts on everyone being to dumb to realize certain jobs are coming anyway. The benchmark are what EXTRA jobs did she get.
I maintain damned few.
Obviously you are desperate for real news.
Obviously you are desperate for real news.