Letters: Fix SC roads now; deal with tax cuts later

Hats off to Gov. Nikki Haley and her economic-development team for a job well done. Billions of dollars of investment have been brought into our state and thousands of jobs created.

But we are faced with the challenge of stepping up to the plate on fixing our transportation infrastructure. Every day we are reminded of the terrible condition of our roads. Tires are cut, wheels are bent, suspensions are thrown out of line, yet our elected leaders continue to posture and play politics over how to fund the repairs.

Enough is enough. The time has come to set aside politics, review the facts regarding what needs to be repaired and then decide on how best to pay for it. There does not need to be any tax reform attached to this issue. That is a separate issue.

It is true that there are many things that need to be done to update how our state raises revenue, but let’s begin to fix our infrastructure first.

This story was originally published February 15, 2016 at 6:50 AM.