Read today’s LA Times for a scathing report about them. It’s shocking and revealing. The South was supposed to rise again, after Sherman’s march
through Georgia. Apparently it is still sinking.

Essentially, South Carolina ranks at either the bottom, or near bottom
per average income per person.

South Carolina is still living in the 30s, when dogma in the South
prevailed over good common sense.

The article compares Silicon Valley’s hopes, efforts and ambitions for the future,
with Columbia, a joint private and public enterprise.

Mark may not appreciate this article, which describes the future
of America in northern California, vs the old, tired, ineffective and pointless and staid
ways in South Carolina.

I tend to agree.

I mean, LA County has over 10m people..a GDP of over 600 billion.
So. Carolina has cotton and rice..and foreign ownership of cars in
a right to work state (right not to organize).

To South Carolina, please don’t send us more of your tired and your poor.
Since your form of government works..why should they want to come
here for our benefits?

As for myself, I have always wanted to earn over 250,000 year. Somehow
I never reached that goal.

Considering, according to my 1040 and 540 tax returns, at that income
the taxes will be 39.5% and 9.3% (respectively) why bother?
Unless I am wrong, the gov wanted to raise the state tax another 1.5%
and Obama may increase the amount subject to withholding tax on people
earning over the same 250,000.

No, I’m going to reach 249,000 someday, and then quit. But I won’t be moving to South Carolina anytime soon.

I dont see what that has to do with anything I was talking about, but since you brought it up.

Reid’s office denies its was an earmark
” the funds are for competitive grants that would be awarded by the transportation secretary. He went on to say that “the proposed Los Angeles-Las Vegas rail project would be eligible to receive funds.”
The money has only been earmarked for an earmark Jersey, are you that stupid to not see the angle.
What else do you think the moneys for ?

Jindal is smart, he wants employment in the next two years, ya know, people producing ? And doesnt want to have to take over the fed obligation to pay unemployment at that level if all fails in two years because of Obamas stupid plan.

“he’s only refusing 100 mil of the stimulus money that was purely allocated for unemployment! The man makes me want to puke.”

Yea, I know, its so smart and just might work it kinda pi$$es you off huh ?

As for Sanford, I’m surprised to see so much support for him from the GOP pundits. He’s certainly an odd character.

JMJ

Yea, right, Jindal is lining himself up for a run and you actually think its just a game so he can called on a flip flop when the campaign starts ?
Sure, its all a game but not with the contempt you apply to it.
Not taking this money will be a huge attribute in Jindals arsenel when this bill FAILS and hes running in 2012 . IMO thats why hes doin it so he can say “I told ya so and I didnt want no part of it”
All Jindal has to in the next two years is show that hes increased employment and didnt need fed funds to cover unemployment insurance costs after the first 2 years and Obama will have a porblem.

LOL!

Dan Lev got it right on that one. If SC fell off the map tomorrow, the world wouldn’t even blink. If it weren’t for tobacco, federal spending, and foreign auto-makers, Mark Sanford would be the governor of a third world state, for all intents and purposes. He’ll take that bailout money - just not a small bit he can claim comes with “too many strings attached,” like all the other phony GOP governors playing the same game.

If this guy is the future face of the GOP, then enjoy your stay in the woods - it’s gonna be a long one.

JMJ

Our roads a crappy, the schools turn out dunces, and wwe continue to send nitwits like Pelosi, Boxer, and Feinstein to Congress to represent us. Businesses are bailing out of CA, and so are people.

Cut taxes, make the state business friendly and CA won’t need porkulous money.

South Carolina’s gov is not accepting over 2 billion from the Stimulua package, much to the dismay of some of it’s residents. Our gov (Calif)
has suggested we be given money others won’t accept. That’s a good
idea, since I’m a Californian.

In 1958, So. Carolina had something over 2m people. 50 years later
it had a tad over 4m, In 1958, California had 17m people. Now it
boasts over 37m not counting the military and illegals.

Says something doesn’t it?

California’s economy is one of the top 10 on the planet.

California is the 3rd largest country in the USA, after Alaska and
Texas. Where is So. Carolina, which BTW, has a sub-tropical
climate. In other words it’s damn hot and humid. Compare to
our mild desert climate and Med. along the coast.
Ever been to San Francisco or north, I have. It’s delightful.

South Carolina boasts of many foreign auto plants..the reason
why they could care less about unemployment in Detroit, or
the failing auto companies..which are in a Right to Work State
or their stockholders, people like you and me, average Joe Sixpack.

South Carolina has few Hispanics, we have over 30%. South
Carolina has a substantial black population,,,which after the Civil
War ended, faced only the beginning of their problems with the “Red Shirts”
a Klan type organization.

I have discussed the most Southen States with local blacks. I won’t reveal what they said to me.

So. Carolina’s economy depends upon tourism and it’s military bases,
a given source of revenue. Wars benefit that state.

If the gov of that state doesn’t care for federal help, fine. I am suggesting
to Obama that it get NONE. Instead, send the funds to California, we need it..thanks partly to our mushrooming population, unlike S.C. I mean
Los Angeles County alone has almost 10 people…Los Angeles 4m.
Columbia, S.C. are you jealous?

Send us your tired and poor, and you stimulus money.