Monthly Archives: April 2012

Much Ado About Nothing: SC Sales Tax “Reform”

Posted on April 20, 2012 by The Ruoff Group

After much publicity about eliminating two-thirds of sales tax exemptions, the SC House Ways & Means Committee concluded on Wednesday that the state’s sales tax system wasn’t so broke after all. After reviewing the $2.8 billion in sales tax exemptions, … Continue reading →

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Rewarding Work and Building Wealth: A State Earned Income Tax Credit

Posted on April 16, 2012 by The Ruoff Group

Rather than doling out small individual income tax cuts of up to $84 per year to better off taxpayers, the South Carolina General Assembly should instead implement a Ronald Reagan endorsed pro-family, job creation measure which can have real impact—a … Continue reading →

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SC Senate on Verge of Giving State Power to Take Over Medicare

Posted on April 3, 2012 by The Ruoff Group

The South Carolina Senate is poised to pass legislation to authorize South Carolina to take over all federal health care programs and repeal all federal health care laws and regulations. That would end Medicare, the health care program for persons … Continue reading →

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