South Carolina Shouldn’t Give Government Subsidies To The Panthers
Studies show taxpayer incentives for sports franchises are a terrible deal ......
Crony Capitalism
More Trouble At Boeing SC
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BUYOUTS, LAYOFFS … Just as South Carolinians were picking their jaws up off the floor following a shocking decision by government-run utility Santee Cooper to shutter a...
SC Incentives: Still No Transparency, Accountability
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YET THE GIVEAWAYS ARE ESCALATING … Five years ago this website ran a story about the Palmetto State’s over-reliance on crony capitalist incentives – a.k.a. “corporate welfare”...
From The Strange Bedfellows File
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MAKING FRIENDS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES … Earlier this week our website did a major exposé on a “dark money” shakedown effectuated under the auspices (actually...
Government Has No Business Speculating In Real Estate
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THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF NON-ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT … Taxpayers in Dorchester County, S.C. are on the hook for a $4 million speculative real estate investment...
Boeing Issues Air Force One Statement
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BASICALLY, EVERYTHING IS NEGOTIABLE … Crony capitalist aircraft manufacturer Boeing is responding to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump‘s criticism of its “out of control” Air Force...
Lowcountry Businessman Rages Against SC Chamber
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LAWSUITS THREATENED AGAINST CRONY CAPITALIST ORGANIZATION … A Lowcountry businessman is irate after being denied membership in the uber-liberal S.C. Chamber of Commerce. Skip Hoagland...
Palmetto State’s Economic Growth Slips
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NOT A “GREAT DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA” FOR GDP EXPANSION Need further evidence of the failure of South Carolina’s government-driven, crony capitalist approach to economic...
Rick Manning: The Era Of Crony Capitalist Trade Deals Is Over
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GOP VOTERS REJECT GLOBAL TRADE AGENDA || By RICK MANNING || The Michigan primary results on Tuesday signal a quantum shift in GOP voter attitudes...
The Evolution Of Nikki Haley, Crony Capitalist, Is Complete …
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GOVERNOR HONORED BY ORGANIZATION SHE ONCE (RIGHTFULLY) CONDEMNED When she was elected governor in 2010, then-S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley was a Tea Partier who decried...