Imagine if Mt. Pleasant was able to keep all 7%. Tons of money, near zero government assistance. We’d be flush. Unfortunately we have to carry the water for the less capable parts of the state, particularly the blue areas.
Trust me I know all about carrying someone else’s water. I have been carrying yours for years.
It actually astounds me how much of my tax dollars go to fix southern states after hurricanes, for a bunch of yokels who think climate change is a hoax.