WTF, Inept-O-Vista?

MORE S.C. TAX MONEY IS “GONE BABY, GONE”
One of the greatest scams in South Carolina history stems the unfounded belief that the Palmetto State’s institutions of higher learning ought to be playing a lead role in “economic development.”
They shouldn’t … as the spectacularly failed Innovista (a.k.a. “Inept-O-Vista”) boondoggle demonstrates.
The brainchild of S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and University of [...]

This Is A Stick Up!

Since S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and his higher ed cronies have been so successful ripping off entrepreneurs to fund their big government visions, why not up the ante?
That would appear to be the motive behind a proposal to add $25 million in “capital commitments” to SC Launch – a nonprofit entity that’s supposed to [...]

SCRA Scam: It’s Raining Documents

A pile of private e-mails and confidential internal memos obtained by FITSNews today could shed additional light on a scandal that has South Carolina lawmakers scratching their heads and South Carolina taxpayers seething with rage.
Sure, it’s not Iran-Contra, but lawmakers (and possibly some real investigators, too) are nonetheless trying to determine how money intended for [...]

Exclusive: SC Scamming Small Businesses

Millions of dollars worth of corporate tax credits intended for South Carolina entrepreneurs and small businesses have been diverted instead to the state’s research universities, according to e-mails and documents obtained by FITSNews.
In the latest example of government needs trumping those of legitimate businesses, the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) – which as you may [...]