And lastly “Its jobs that we need”

South Carolina is a Republican stronghold, but if the the elected officials forget their principles and continue to spend frivolously and needlessly, they will also discover that the good people in the State of South Carolina and the general population of the United States are watching what they do.

When government is so big and bloated that families feel this in their cost of living and ability to provide for their families they will finally take notice and start digging into what is being done with their hard-earned tax dollars. Government officials should take their fiduciary responsibility seriously as they spend the money they take from their constituents.

I consider myself a Conservative, after years of voting Republican, and will be much more selective in the future as to who I support.

Your questionnaire leads me to think you are also conservative, but I will do more research to see if that is substantiated.

I am very disappointed in the practices of some of the SC elected officials and will be active in seeing that common sense and good values are promoted here.

Agree with a lot of the comments posted. I will be out of luck if the current administration gets their way – I have federal retirement, federal insurance, and medicare and they are after them all…. Did all the right things throughout my life and do not want to end up with government taking everything I worked for.

The problem with medical cost inflation is not frivolous claims, but medical malpractice insurance premiums that increase without any basis for such increases.

I support equal funding for education based on student population of districts rather than tax revenue of districts.

I support stronger laws protecting workers so that we don’t unintentionally invite labor unions.

I support a more efficient government that is less top heavy and simply more responsible. No more raises for elected officials.

Anything as serious as an abortion should be thoroughly discussed with a doctor; any doctor that agrees to a quickie abortion is questionably unethical.

I am less concerned about drilling platforms being an eyesore than I am about them being an environmental sore. We should re-evaluate our restrictions on drilling while continuing our conscientious protection of the environment.

Detroit (Corporate Management, Union, and Stockholders) kept doing the same old things for decades and let the “hungry” Japanese out perform Detroit by creating higher quality autos at lower prices.

We can compete with other countries in manufacturing but we have to be willing to change.

This law would be applicable to things that government does, like health care reform where, after intentionally limiting competition in the industry for over a century and driving prices up on behalf of the industry, the government now wants to take the same number of limited resources and spread them out over another 30-50 million people. Availability will go down and prices will skyrocket while providing the industry access to a taxpayer subsidized larger market.

Also included would be things like cap and trade where, based on a widely disputed theory, the government wants to drive the cost of energy, and everything that uses energy in its production and delivery, up to the point where the population will not be able to afford the things that it requires to survive. This is especially diabolical in that a large portion of the population will not be able to keep its utilities turned on in the winter or summer, afford to drive to work, buy as much food or medication and, as a result, will begin to get sick and die.

While many things, like unnecessary wars and the refusal to protect our borders, are harmful to American citizens the two things above are especially harmful to the population and the people trying to implement them should be eliminated from the government roles.