We still have very substantial infrastructure revenue needs that have to be addressed. We have studied every option. Some have advocated raising the state gas tax. Yes, we do have the third lowest gas tax in america. Gas prices are now down to their lowest level since 2009. NonSouth Carolinans who visit our state would pay a portion of the tax and we would boost the are revenue stream thats dedicated to improving our roads and highways. But there are also major problems with it. We have not gotten to where we are as a state with our strengthening and growing economy by raising taxes. Quite the opposite. If all we do is increase taxes whether its the gas tax or some other tax, we will hurt our citizens, we will discourage job creators and we will dampen our economy. As ive said many times, i will veto any straightup increase in the gas tax. Thats just not going to happen while im governor. Its the wrong thing for South Carolina. So heres the deal. Lets do three things at once that will
The same as gorbachev has been a real throwback for me. I can those days after one dictator after another emerged, they all had very human aspects. They liked jazz. Music, anddixieland so there is a kind of Human Element to him. Rouhani is a man of the system. Ease up your product of the system he is a pure product of the system. And lived age in it in at all his life. And now here he is at the top. People dont talk much about what he is really all about and what he really wants. Why does he take all of these different positions . Because the main game that is being played inside iran right among the various factions is who is going to succeed khomeini. Khomeini is believed to be sick. I mean, its true. He should have died long ago if he is a six at if he is as sick as some would say he is. But no one would be surprised if he dropped dead tomorrow. Characters,f these the rouhanis, the ahmadinejads, the rafsanjanis, etc. , they are all maneuvering for succession. Theyre all trying to ma
This all comes as we see the results of a new poll where is more dangers loom more people think that the u. S. Is doing too little to solve these problems. What do you think . Ofwant to get your sense u. S. Role in solving problems. Are we doing too much . Too little . All these numbers. The new pollere is that we have been reading about. It says that as new dangers him the u. S. Ink does too little to solve these problems. A large majority of americans think that the world is a more dangerous place than it was several years ago. A terrorist group that was not even on the radar of the public ranks ago, isis or isil to the top of the list of u. S. Security threats. Is the new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center and usa today. We will tell you more about it as the segment is on. We will get your reaction to it and what the u. S. Is or is not doing right now. First, we want to get an update from shane harris by phone. The Senior Writer for Foreign Policy magazine. Good morning. What
Than welcome to add. But im wondering about your talk about the contingent liabilities the u. S. Government has and that is increasing its deficit every year and doesnt seem to care. And for a lot of reasons the federal government seems to be have the markings of a subprime borrower. And the reason why the reason why the they can continue to do this is people keep on lending the money. This is all based on psychology. And because they think that because other people are going to the investor class thinks that because other people other investors are going to keep on lending the government money, thats fine so they can lend money. They can keep on going on. This strikes me as a weak psychology. I know other competitive currencies are in as bad shape as the dollar. The question is do you envision any situation where the investor class will stop just just stop lending money to the u. S. Government at such low Interest Rates . I do think a lot of the fundamentals are worrying about the poi
Us on cspan. Its great to be with you. Kristina peterson of the wall street journal and rebecca shabad. Congressman, i want to begin with the scenes were seeing in paris today as the unity march continues. Well over a Million People expected to pay their respects to those who were killed in the acts of terror last week, and i mention that because congress is about to debate the future funding of the department of Homeland Security. Do the events in paris change the dynamics in that debate . Well, steve, first, let me say, all of our hearts go out to the people of france, and as president obama has said, were going to be working very closely with them to continue to track down the terror cells that may have been responsible for those attacks. We had good cooperation with the french. Look, it would be a bad idea for anybody to play politics with the department of Homeland Security appropriations bills. It would be bad any time. Its especially i think a bad signal now to do that, and so i