October 15, 2010 journal, a message from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on the state level problems. Republican Gov. Sanford is 40 times more intelligent than George Bush I believe and he had a chance at being president but he is known to like the Chile women. Nevertheless, I find Gov. Sanford honest in politics and appreciate him bringing those 2 pigs into the pallor of the State House shooting out pig hockey to illustrate a point of pork and barrel spending. Sanford is considered a kind of renegade Republican & fits no mold. Copied from the Greenville News October 13 "Join tuition debate-Higher Education has never been more important than it is today, but unfortunately in many cases it has never been less affordable. Over the last decade South Carolina's in-state tuition has risen 172 percent-5 times higher than personal income growth and more than six times higher than inflation. This means our in-state tuition now actually ranks first among Southeastern states and sixth nationally. Early in my administration I tried to address this problem by calling for a board of regents to oversee higher education in our state. Georgia, Florida and North Carolina have them and they have cut cost and better coordinated higher education programs. Our proposal was brushed back by those with a stake in the current system, so we then tried to tie college tuition into its costs, which is reflected in the higher education price index. This idea was also batted down, so earlier this year we proposed following the lead of several Ivy League and public universities in halting of all campus construction projects until the economy improves. Strong interest groups shunned this as well. Long story short, our administration has not been able to make the changes we would like to have seen in higher education. Many institutions have remained tone deaf to any proposal other than more money, though it will be in short supply in next year's budget. With that in mind we convened a "summit" to begin a conversation on how things might change next year. I will be gone, but parents trying to get their child into college, and then pay for it, will still be here. That's why its vital that taxpayers make their voices heard in anticipation of the legislative session. Without the taxpayers persp-ective, higher education funding policy next year will be based on perception rather than realities. Several misperceptions will need to be dealt with: "state legislators and leaders do not put a priority on higher Education". This is inherently inaccurate and seems aimed at getting more money. According to the National Association of State Budget officers, South Carolina spent more as a percentage of the state budget than all but 4 other states in the nation, and all but one other state in the Southeast. Also, according to the National Center for Education statistics, we rank higher than the national average in state funding per higher ed student. "Streamlining higher education would diminish educational quality ". Families and businesses are doing more with less, and as this state faces a billion dollar budget hole next year, higher education can too. A recent study found that the number of administrators per 100 students at the University of South Carolina has increased 95% over the last 15 years-far out pacing every other flagship college in the Southeast. Its telling that some universities claim inaccurate funding yet former USC President Andrew Sorenson was somehow being paid $446,000 to push an upstate med school. USC is able to continue their $100 million Innovista experiment that has created more empty building than jobs, and Clemson has sunk tens of millions of dollars into their low country Restorative Institute without the private investment they promised. I believe getting back to the core of educating South Carolina students and sending more dollars to the classroom would go far in bettering education. N.C. is an outlier & spends significantly more than nearly every other state in the nation. Even the wealthiest states like Connecticut, N.Y. and Massachusetts are considerable outspent on higher ed by North Carolina. If we try to match North Carolina, we need to recognize we will have to raise taxes. I think this would be a mistake, cost jobs and make higher ed that much more difficult to attain for many families. Indeed, North Carolina's per-capita tax burden is 39% higher than South Carolina, and over the last 2 years they've raised personal income taxes, state sales taxes, and cigarette and alcohol taxes. Interestingly, as their taxes have continued to rise, our state has put in roughly 70 percent more in capital investment per capital than N.C.. "Out of state students help pay for in state students". While there are legitimate reasons to have diverse student body misperceptions is not one of them. South Carolina taxpayers are subsidizing out-of-state students to attend our colleges and univer-sities, and in some cases this prevents a family who has been paying taxes here for three generations from attending the school of their choice. The subsidy is sufficient and in some cases amounts to nearly $40,000 per student over 4 years and totals over $97 million annually. Even as South Carolina's out of state enrollment is already the highest in the Southeast at 28%. The higher education debate has begun; I hope you will join it". The private Federal Reserve scam artist banks Edomite Zionist Chairman Ben Bernake said today the government must force inflation to keep up the volume of America's GDP. This is one statement that has caught me off-guard because I never thought he would be stupid enough to admit to the public of deliberately causing inflation in order to improve the bottom line. Government forced inflation means higher taxes and likely value added tax which would translate to more volume of sales. Usually inflation comes automaticly. A report today indicates that the Fed has begun to buy its own debt or bonds whichever. There is a saying "That is the last straw" or this is the last option before total bankruptcy. This is the report I have been looking for & fearing would come all too soon for America. Fed is the only thing left to buy Treasury bills to finance the wars and all the government. Social Security checks are announced today will not increase to cover the cost of living, for the second year now they are not increased as promised letting the elderly pay for it. The Shameber of Commerce has a K. Rovewatergate foreign contribute on their hands. A local pharmacy had up a sign 400 generic medications at only $4 per which is good if you need medication and most people do. If the naturals can do it why can't corporations. I observed at a mega grocery store within 15 minutes 2 people came out with a beer six-pack. One young lady with her 9 year-old daughter went in and came out with the beer plus a soft drink. Strange enough no one came out with a buggy of groceries that I saw. 300 million being spent to vilify Democrats in this country when they're not worth it. 42 million being spent to denounce Nancy Porossi and she's not worth it. I do hope Harry Reid is defeated because he buried America in the new abomination health care bill. He also voted for every bailout. Why did the Democrats fall for the George W. Bush bailout when it all went to the sorry banks to cover their gambling losses in worthless derivatives. Half the people sick and half obese which is akin to sickness, this country has no future. Mandatory health care paid to private insurance companies is the Zionists game ultimate. All politicians protect the banks because that's where their money & power comes from.