Palmetto Freedom Agenda 2025-26
REPEAL THE LAWSUIT TAX
And Lower the Cost of Family Necessities
Every South Carolina household pays a hidden tax of $3,181 annually. This is the markup businesses are forced to add to the prices of their products to cover the cost of lawsuits against them, many of them frivolous.
From trucking to retail, from fender benders to “slip and fall,” the trial lawyer bar is out of control. The worst offender of all is the legal concept known as joint and several liability. It is unfair and needs to go.
Issue Overview – Lawsuit Tax
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