Usc President Harris Pastides Flew To Kingstree In 18 Minutes At A Cost Of $610.”

Let’s think about this. University of SC officials say they need more of our tax money. The legislature will not give them as many of our tax dollars as they say is needed. So they are gong to sock it to the students and their parents. Tuition will rise 2.9% from $12,262 to $12,618 a year – if you are a state resident. That’s $2,831 more a year. We can remember when you could earn a 4-year degree in less than it costs a year now. But, USC officials say, we’re being generous. This is the lowest increase since 1998. USC students also will face: - 3.5% more for food service. - 4% more for housing. - More than $2,000 in health insurance premiums. USC doesn’t tell you their students’ earning power after graduation – or how many default on student loans. It looks more and more like a Ponzi scheme pulled on parents and taxpayers with our lawmakers’ willing consent. Where does this money go? Take a look at this: USC spends hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on two 5-ton Beechcraft King Airs equipped with twin 1,000-horsepower propellers. In the air or on the ground, most seats are empty and cost more than taking a car, The State newspaper found. For example, 2 years ago 5 USC officials took one King Air from Owens airport to the Aiken and Beaufort campuses. They saved 12 minutes, but it cost $400 to fly them to Aiken. Their round trip cost 12 times as much as driving would cost. USC’s other plane is used for athletics, but both planes are often used for recruiting trips. USC President Harris Pastides’ flight to Kingstree took 18 minutes and cost $610. Pastides was the only passenger. You can fly commercial from here to Washington DC for as little as $385. House Speaker Jay Lucas drives himself throughout the state and leaves the state’s plane in the hangar back here. When, the poor taxpayer asks, are our lawmakers going to clamp down on this nonsense?

– JerryBellune.com

USC President Harris Pastides flew to Kingstree in 18 minutes at a cost of $610.