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SC legislators were protecting themselves, not us

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SC lawmakers tdominick@thestate.com

Brett Bursey hit the nail on the head in his Aug. 7 column, “The nuclear power play.” Our legislators rake in the campaign donations and reap the rewards while we the people of South Carolina have to suffer.

Our legislators are doing more harm than good. Let’s all remember this when it is time to vote again. They need to change their title from legislators to investment brokers. Now I know why so many people want to get into politics.

Richard Wainscott

Lexington

This story was originally published August 26, 2017 at 8:30 AM with the headline "SC legislators were protecting themselves, not us."

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