South Carolina Government growth bucks national trend

Earlier this month we published a column entitled “The Lost Decade” which documented how the growth of South Carolina’s government had far outpaced the ability of taxpayers to support it under “Republican rule.” From 2001-2011, state government grew by 27.7 percent (after adjusting for inflation). Meanwhile median household income over the same time period actually contracted by 5.4 percent (again, after adjusting for inflation).

What has this massive investment produced? Chronically high unemployment, shamefully inadequate academics and one of the most corrupt, dysfunctional government in America.

Anyway, over the last two years this failed approach has been ramped up dramatically – with $1.3 billion in new money being spent on government growth in FY 2011-12 and as much as $1.4 billion in new money projected to be spent in the coming fiscal year.



http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/06/21/sc-government-growth-bucks-national-trend/