52 mayors urge Sanford to reconsider plan to reject stimulus cash (violent crime, to buy)

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

If it helps create jobs for them or any of the other 10.4% of unemployed South Carolinians, that might help.

It MUST be spent on schools,colleges,public safety or other government programs.

I guess they could all become teachers...

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

It MUST be spent on schools,colleges,public safety or other government programs.

I guess they could all become teachers...

Those institutions will, in turn, spend money. That feeds economies.

Someone needs to create jobs in SC. What's your idea?

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

Those institutions will, in turn, spend money. That feeds economies.

Someone needs to create jobs in SC. What's your idea?

Stop relying on government to solve problems...

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Stop relying on government to solve problems...

So stop. No one's forcing you. Now what's your idea?

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

So stop. No one's forcing you. Now what's your idea?

Cut taxes,cut spending.
Private business employs people, not the government.

You are the one looking to government to do something to solve unemployment.

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Cut taxes,cut spending.
Private business employs people, not the government.

You are the one looking to government to do something to solve unemployment.

I'm looking for someone to solve unemployment. Private industry is proving weak in that regard. If the gov't has to be a shot in the arm, that money invested can help existing businesses to get stronger and new businesses to get established and grow.

[oz in SC]

How is the government going to do this?

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

How is the government going to do this?

If you spend money in a community, that money enters said community and gets spread around.

[oz in SC]

And how will the money be spent in the communities when it must be spent almost totally on schools and colleges?

It is a sop to the teachers union is all.

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

And how will the money be spent in the communities when it must be spent almost totally on schools and colleges?

It is a sop to the teachers union is all.

And those schools and colleges are going to bury the money in jars in the backyard? Hire a teacher. The teacher needs a plumber and a house painter and groceries. Jobs.

Build a new school. The school needs architects and builders and landscapers. Jobs.

When you spend money, you're spending it on something. What I'd love to see is more South Carolinians supporting local business instead of Walmart and Chilis, but that's a whole other story.