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Ahh, Christmas! It’s that time of year again: fresh Fraser firs, red-ribbon adorned wreaths, old-fashioned fruitcake, beautifully wrapped packages and memorable carols.

South Carolina cannot afford to renege on the promises made to current state workers or fail to reform the system at large and risk crushing a future generation of tax payers.

When it comes to funding its public pension program, South Carolina is short $74,095,092,870 according to a new American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) report.

Political will? Compromise? Institutional discipline? Long-term strategy? Do these virtues still exist in the General Assembly?

We can all agree that South Carolina's roads are in disrepair. But we may not all agree on why they aren't being fix. Take the poll to tell us what you think!

We’ve stated for a long time that the number one thing South Carolina could do to increase our economic competitiveness is fundamental tax reform.

As the Laffer Curve simply illustrates, unreasonably high tax rates actually hurt the economy.

South Carolina might have a rocky fiscal road ahead according to a study recently released by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Making good policy decisions requires taking an honest look at our financial picture. And if we don’t look at long-term solutions to deal with our debt problem and uncompetitive tax code, that picture doesn’t look rosy.

South Carolina’s Uncle Sam is very generous, supplying nearly 38% of our budget, but he is also unstable. The federal debt as of today (May 1) at noon stands at approximately $18.21 trillion, and every year the debt grows larger. What if Uncle Sam goes unhinged? Wouldn’t it be sound financial policy for the state to have a plan for the sudden absence of our crazy uncle?