Comments on: Emergency Session Set For October 20

By: rick

rick — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:57:44 +0000

Better idea…we advocate tying CEO’s salaries and bonuses to possitive metrics, suggest the the elected officials be tied to same type metric…if the taxpayer receives a rebate after all projects are funded, then they get a bonus….on the other hand, if they fail in their responsibilities (I would say spending like drunken sailors, but that would cast aspersions on sailors), then they need to make up the shortfall out of their salaries, if they’ve been so foolish to exceed their salaries, then indentured servitude until the debt is paid to the citizenry. Think we’d have a balanced budget with minmum of pork?

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:02:29 +0000

While I applaud your logic…history shows that if a business deal doesn’t make sense and costs the taxpayers millions then somebody (Harrell, Cooper, and Leatherman) are most likely profiting in some fashion. Too often deals are struck by greed and ego, unfortunately common sense never factors into the equation.

By: Advice for lawmakers

Advice for lawmakers — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:24:30 +0000

Here is a good way to put real money into the state coffers. The state legislature gave the State Ports Authority approx. 160 million dollars 2 years ago for a port access road in Charleston.

The SPA is losing container volume year after year after year. The SPA is only operating at 50% of its existing capacity.
Today, in the Charleston paper, Maersk, the SPA’s largest container customer, wants to leave Charleston entirely unless we taxpayers help give them a financial break.

Take back the road money , and let private companies operate our public port terminals so we can get a check each year from the private operators.

I realize this is simple common sense but please consider it anyway.

By: Not Sayin', Just Sayin'

Not Sayin', Just Sayin' — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:17:18 +0000

How much could the state save by cutting out Tommy Boutdone’s salary?

By: Not Sayin', Just Sayin'

Not Sayin', Just Sayin' — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:27:41 +0000

How much money would the state save if it cancelled the rest of the Clemson’s football season? I mean, it shouldn’t be a big deal since the team and coach already have.