Our entire nation has been hit hard by an economic downturn, but South Carolina has been hit especially hard. We need to move past the lies, deception and political fighting that has dominated government for far too long. Unfortunately, my political opponent Joe Bustos is engaging in this type of politics.
Joe Bustos claims that I want to raise your taxes. He’s wrong. The ONLY tax I would consider raising is the cigarette tax, which is by far the lowest in the nation and should only be used for health care or an equal tax reduction. I will not support a cigarette tax increase laced with pork barrel or wasteful projects.
Joe Bustos is also lying about my record regarding abortion. I am 100% pro-life and I will always support restrictions on abortions. Bustos is attacking me for voting against a budget amendment that would have stopped state insurance paying for an abortion when a female state employee’s life is at risk. I believe it is heartless, unethical and immoral to deny insurance to a dying woman and I will not apologize for my vote.
We need to get past all these lies and work together to rebuild our economy and creates jobs. I hope you will join me. You can call me anytime on my cell phone at 843.224.9260.
Sincerely,
Mike Sottile
