SC House 115 incumbent Peter McCoy knows the words; he has the same playbook as all the pro-big-business candidates.
How about the frightening phrase "big government"? Our Peter understands how concerned we are about wasteful government spending, as do all his extreme right-wing compatriots. When he tosses out the term "big government," though, I think about his giveaways to big manufacturers like Michelin that amount to many millions of dollars in lost revenue for few jobs.
How about the cost of voter ID? I'm not just talking about the cost to those poor and elderly that have been voting for decades but have no birth certificate. There has also been the cost to the state to defend this law all the way to federal court. And don't forget the cost of issuing free ID's to people who will only require them to do what they have been doing for many years. And for a problem that has never been proven to exist. This surely is big government.
And Peter McCoy would be "tough on crime," which I imagine means throwing more juveniles and mentally ill persons into prison -- on our dime -- rather than support improved educational and mental health systems in our state. Oh, by the way, if McCoy had his way, we would pay for-profit companies to run the prisons, and I'm talking big corporations, not your mom-and-pop kind of jail.
So, "big government?" I would say Peter McCoy is happy to toss around big amounts of tax dollars to big corporations, and then brag about the few jobs they have "created" while their profits soar, while decreasing public services and government jobs and programs that are necessary to improve the quality of life here in South Carolina.
The other side of that neat word-play of "big government," though, is what McCoy calls "small business." Yes, like Michelin.
Peter McCoy has been endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business. Now, if you liked the Peas & Carrots he was awarded by the Citizens for Sound Conservation, a fake conservation group, you will also appreciate the NFIB, a right-wing business group that is funded by small-business guys like Karl Rove. You can bet that any old bill that might help you or me will be opposed by the NFIB. They represent big corporate dollars, not the small business people that work in your neighborhood.
McCoy would have us believe that regulation is evil and prevents our small businesses from "creating jobs." In fact, big corporations have thrown big dollars at legislators to make it easier for them to undercut the small business owner. Meanwhile, laws that would protect our children from anything from asthma to cancer are being threatened by anti-regulation people like Peter McCoy. Poison in your peas and carrots? Don't blame Monsanto. And all those big corporate farms have to run their waste somewhere, don't they? Just ask your local farmer about Big Ag. When government interferes in small business, my bet is that it is big business and the legislators on its payroll that are behind it.
The bottom line is, wherever a big business stands to make more profit, you will find Peter McCoy. Privatize education, get rid of the Affordable Care Act, cut James Island County Park to build 526, drill rather than develop clean energy. That's Peter McCoy.
This is why Carol Tempel, Petition Candidate for SC House 115, was endorsed by the Post and Courier as well as EdFirstSC and SC Working Families.
So don't let the words fool you. Look at the record behind the candidate, and throw your support behind Carol Tempel. Pass this information on to families, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Let's let Carol work for us in Columbia.
How about the frightening phrase "big government"? Our Peter understands how concerned we are about wasteful government spending, as do all his extreme right-wing compatriots. When he tosses out the term "big government," though, I think about his giveaways to big manufacturers like Michelin that amount to many millions of dollars in lost revenue for few jobs.
How about the cost of voter ID? I'm not just talking about the cost to those poor and elderly that have been voting for decades but have no birth certificate. There has also been the cost to the state to defend this law all the way to federal court. And don't forget the cost of issuing free ID's to people who will only require them to do what they have been doing for many years. And for a problem that has never been proven to exist. This surely is big government.
And Peter McCoy would be "tough on crime," which I imagine means throwing more juveniles and mentally ill persons into prison -- on our dime -- rather than support improved educational and mental health systems in our state. Oh, by the way, if McCoy had his way, we would pay for-profit companies to run the prisons, and I'm talking big corporations, not your mom-and-pop kind of jail.
So, "big government?" I would say Peter McCoy is happy to toss around big amounts of tax dollars to big corporations, and then brag about the few jobs they have "created" while their profits soar, while decreasing public services and government jobs and programs that are necessary to improve the quality of life here in South Carolina.
The other side of that neat word-play of "big government," though, is what McCoy calls "small business." Yes, like Michelin.
Peter McCoy has been endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business. Now, if you liked the Peas & Carrots he was awarded by the Citizens for Sound Conservation, a fake conservation group, you will also appreciate the NFIB, a right-wing business group that is funded by small-business guys like Karl Rove. You can bet that any old bill that might help you or me will be opposed by the NFIB. They represent big corporate dollars, not the small business people that work in your neighborhood.
McCoy would have us believe that regulation is evil and prevents our small businesses from "creating jobs." In fact, big corporations have thrown big dollars at legislators to make it easier for them to undercut the small business owner. Meanwhile, laws that would protect our children from anything from asthma to cancer are being threatened by anti-regulation people like Peter McCoy. Poison in your peas and carrots? Don't blame Monsanto. And all those big corporate farms have to run their waste somewhere, don't they? Just ask your local farmer about Big Ag. When government interferes in small business, my bet is that it is big business and the legislators on its payroll that are behind it.
The bottom line is, wherever a big business stands to make more profit, you will find Peter McCoy. Privatize education, get rid of the Affordable Care Act, cut James Island County Park to build 526, drill rather than develop clean energy. That's Peter McCoy.
This is why Carol Tempel, Petition Candidate for SC House 115, was endorsed by the Post and Courier as well as EdFirstSC and SC Working Families.
So don't let the words fool you. Look at the record behind the candidate, and throw your support behind Carol Tempel. Pass this information on to families, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Let's let Carol work for us in Columbia.
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