SC Governor: No Legislature Pay For Fixing Budget

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says legislators shouldn’t be paid when they return to Columbia to patch the state’s budget. Sanford said Wednesday he’s been telling legislators for five years that the state’s budget would be wrecked in the next economic downturn.

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Published: October 9, 2008

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says legislators shouldn’t be paid when they return to Columbia to patch the state’s budget.

Sanford said Wednesday he’s been telling legislators for five years that the state’s budget would be wrecked in the next economic downturn.

On Wednesday the state Board of Economic Advisors meets to discuss the havoc caused by a combination of high gas prices, grocery sales tax cuts and reduced consumer spending. The board is expected to reduce its estimates on state revenues by about $320 million and prompt legislators to return to Columbia this month to address spending cuts.

That could take five days to get done. Sanford says lawmakers shouldn’t be paid for addressing the problem they created.