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Governor Sanford returned his budget to the state legislature today. Since Sanford realizes that all the government goodies doled out to the favored and powerful must be paid for by regular taxpayers, the Governor is not shy in using his veto pen in order to safeguard the family budgets of ordinary South Carolinians.
Number of items vetoed: 163
Total taxpayer money saved: $96 million
Total amount of state spending preserved: 99%
Sanford is a proud tightwad.(Great job, Mr. Bandy!) Although the Governor said "The vetoes have little to do with the merits of individual programs" and were instead intended to reduce non-essential spending, The State entitles its list of vetoed programs "What He Didn't Like." Subtle, real subtle.
But give The State a little credit: at least they linked to his veto message online. (As for print readers, they're stuck with less comprehensive coverage.)
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