S.C. Gov. destroys South Carolina Commission for the Arts

[dixiegrrrrl]

"Over the weekend, the governor, Nikki Haley, destroyed the South Carolina Commission for the Arts — the cut was such that the 20 people who work there cannot show up to work today, can’t even go into their building, because of liability issues. The arts in South Carolina brings in $9.2 billion and creates 78,000 jobs at a cost of 1.9 million to the Arts Commission. It’s a phenomenally stupid cut — our state has one of the two best arts in education programs in the country! We don’t do a lot well in South Carolina, but this is one of the few we really do. And now we’re about to be the only state in the country without a public arts agency."

http://freethoughtblogs.com/ashleymiller/2012/07/09/help-me-save-south-carolina-the-arts-and-my-mom/

[HooptieWagon]

1. The Taliban doesn't do art either.

I guess that's the SC GOP role model.

[ananda]

2. Boy that's some regressive governor you've got there.

As if Rick Perry and the Goopers ever even think about art here either.

Still, what will the NC people think about all this, the loss of art and jobs,
and the benefit to the economy?

I've never heard of anything so morbidly stupid, yet there it is... and it's
got nothing positive about it in any way, not even anything laughable.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. I am not in SC, am in Alabama.

but you are correct, WE have a regressive gov. too.
Alabama: home of the "show me your papers" law."what will the NC people think about all this, the loss of art and jobs,"

"what will the NC people think about all this, the loss of art and jobs,"

I expect North Carolina will feel sorry for South Carolina, and hope that foolishness stops at the border between the 2 states. But it may not, given North Carolina's past actions."what will the NC people think about all this, the loss of art and jobs,"

[Tom Ripley]

3. That is just tragic; when I lived there I benefited greatly from grants and programs

[Evasporque]

4. THis is your state on Republicans....nt

[nc4bo]

5. At least she can say she's saving money...

until someone points out the several billions that will be be lost.

Shortsighted and stupid as hell.

[Initech]

7. Republicans hate the arts - gee! What a surprise!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. Reccing out of disgust.

There are only a handful of things that take me to SC -- Charleston and the Spoleto Festival being the premier two.

[DFW]

9. We spend every New Year's in Charleston

Not even the Republicans have yet managed to spoil that for us.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Among other things...

She also axed the entire Sea Grants Consortium. Also, the crummy 2% pay raise that was promised to teacher, whom I don't think have seen raises in ages. And, this complete, utter waste of human flesh also vetoed money for, among other things:

-$10 million transferred from the national mortgage settlement to Commerce for closing deals

-$3 million fund for rural infrastructure projects; Haley notes it has $20 million in the bank

-$1.5 million for technology for the Judicial Department

-$1.2 million toward boosting enrollment at the Governor's School of Science & Math

-$1.25 million for construction at the Governor's School for Arts & Humanities

-$750,000 for window replacement at Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School

-$600,000 for State Farmers Market operations

-$500,000 for Department of Agriculture to market SC-grown products

-$454,000 for SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

-$300,000 for North Myrtle Beach historical museum

-$250,000 for Charles Lea Center for the disabled

-$200,000 to buy land to preserve Mitchelville, nation's first community of freed slaves

-$200,000 for Southeastern Wildlife Exposition marketing

-$200,000 for SC Center for Fathers and Families

-$200,000 for DHEC's head lice program that provides schools with special shampoos

-$200,000 for AIDS Drug Assistance Program through DHEC

-$200,000 for technology upgrades at John de la Howe School

-$183,000 for Writing Improvement Network

-$155,869 for SC Geographic Alliance

-$100,000 for fire station in Andrews

-$100,000 for technology upgrade at the University Center of Greenville

-$100,000 for kidney disease early evaluation

-$100,000 for James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation

-$100,000 for hemophilia assistance program

-$100,000 for Women In Unity

-$100,000 for Patriot Park environmental pavilion

-$75,000 for security equipment at the Statehouse parking garage

-$35,000 for Callen-Lacey Center for Children

-$30,000 for Irmo Veterans Park

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/07/07/2344499/haley-issues-budget-vetoes.html#storylink=cpy

[AlinPA]

11. Disdain for intelllectuals and the arts is one of the 14 elements of facism.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

[GeorgeGist]

12. If at first you don't secede ...

[font size= 8] RECEDE.