In a year where the economy and so many South Carolina families are struggling, it is encouraging the House is setting an example of how government should live within its means.
Although there’s room to have more transparency in the budget process and help South Carolinians track how legislators are spending their tax dollars, this shows that our high tax and spend habits are not always going to be the status quo.
Now, more than ever, we need to prioritize fiscal responsibility and rooting out wasteful spending if we want to spur economic recovery and put our state on a path of fiscal sustainability.