A Horse, A Town, and Kids…
We were a one-horse town for a long time. Many people blame that one horse (Springs) for keeping everyone else that could have brought life into this town out of here. News Flash – that one horse is dead and now we stand a chance of keeping more good people–who can help by adding value–out of here.
Lancaster County was just listed as the number one growing county in the entire state of South Carolina. But, we need to take care of our kids to keep this train chugging along. Yes, our roads are bad and need to be fixed. Yes, our emergency services need to be upgraded. And yes, many other things need to be fixed. With so many things needing to be fixed, what are we to do?
We need to prioritize these needs instead of just raising taxes as our leadership now proposes. This seems to be the politically correct way of dealing with all problems, raise taxes. And it’s the easy way out. The real way to deal with these problems is to grow a backbone, prioritize, and make some tough decisions. What do you value more with the money we have in hand? The lives of our kids? Newer technology? What? Pick one and see it through. Then, ask and answer the question, “What’s next?” After that, again, ask and answer the question, “What’s next?” It really isn’t rocket science, unless you’re a politician.