The Post and Courier - Possible tough sell for House budget - Charleston SC - postandcourier.com

The Post and Courier - Possible tough sell for House budget - Charleston SC - postandcourier.com

The remedy for state budget deficits is to live within the budget. When government grows government services above and beyond their take home pay then they are acting fiscally irresponsible. As a business owner we all know that you don't hire or keep non essential services that you can't afford. Education is a business that grows employment with tax payer money. The inevitable outcome when faced with loss of income is reduction of non essential services. Secondary education is infamous for creating jobs by creating courses that are non essential for graduation by requiring these courses for graduation. The state high school diploma requires 5 additional course credits for graduation that are not required for admission to college. The cost of these courses exceed a half a billion dollars. The Department of Education is in need of a major over haul from the top down. Accountability and transparency will only be accomplished by a complete audit and justification of services offered. Bring on the Legislative Audit Council and the real story will unfold.