Perspectives

What's more expensive--a tax cut or a tax hike? Well, it depends if you're a taxpayer or a bureaucrat.

One would imagine that The State is writing articles for citizens of the Midlands, most of whom do not work for the government. So why does "reporter" Jeff Stensland--supposedly writing a news piece--describe a larger tax cut as "more expensive?" Is it because Stensland thinks that the government budget is more important than your family's budget? Here's the offending paragraph:

The Senate approved a plan Wednesday to cut taxes on South Carolina’s small businesses — setting up a showdown with the House over Gov. Mark Sanford’s broader, more expensive income tax cut.

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