A Feb. 9 story in The Star noted that the strong economy is causing a shortage of county caseworkers due to other jobs paying higher salaries. Of course there is a reason for every worker to be paid a reasonable salary for work involved, hours worked, the cost of living, whether there are benefits or not, where you live, etc. But a case can be made for the ability of people to pay for county services, etc. In the private sector in this area, along the main streets, shops stand empty, farms are shutting down, and firms are threatened with high increases in costs of heating oil and gas and their own homes. Any increase in county taxes is a kick in the teeth.
All jobs have stress, retirees have stress, businesses have stress.
We all have stress. Stress, according to the article, together with salaries, is probably the reason that there is a shortage of caseworkers. Please, all of you caseworkers, social workers and others, including your bosses, remember that we are a rural community. Some confused people have expressed their opinions defending South Carolina's right to fly the Confederate battle flag over its Statehouse. Some say the flag is a symbol to honor the South's heritage, its honored dead.