The state, meanwhile, was piling on incentives, too. It altered the depreciation schedule for manufacturers, which slashed business property taxes even more. But that wasn't enough. South Carolina cut factory taxes even more by changing the way it measures in-state income, and it began awarding rebates on payroll taxes, too. The more they give away, the less likely they are to have the dollars to fund the schools.
Individual taxpayers can answer that question.
And I just keep paying at the pump. I can't keep paying. As governments strive to pay for roads, sewers, police officers, schools and other costs of growth, higher consumer taxes are rolling across South Carolina. York County just boosted its retail sales tax to widen clogged roads. Edgefield County quintupled inspection fees for its abundant mobile homes.