December 15, 2011
JIM DAVENPORT
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In Columbia, South Carolina, the state republicans are outraged and irked of the fact that their tax money is being talked about to be spent for the Primary being held this year. As Republican Gov. Nikki Haley quickly responded, "the primary's cost shouldn't fall on taxpayers". The Jan. 21 contest is expected to be costing at least $1.2 million. The GOP-dominated legislature is only authorizing $680,000 to be used by the state election commission. With that being said, the Republican Party would pick up the rest of the tab. Haley had vetoed plans to spend the taxpayer money on the Primary, but the Legislature's had to override the veto.


The main issue with this article is definitely the fact that the taxpayers are the ones who will be paying for most of the Primary. They are not the ones who are responsible for this, and are definitely upset about this issue.