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1. #IM JUST A BILL SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE HOW TO#
2. #IM JUST A BILL SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CODE#

We neglected our infrastructure for 20 years and we have a lot of work to do.A tour down memory lane opens this weekend, courtesy of the Springfield Theatre Centre. Then get ready for cones, traffic barriers, and lane closures.

#IM JUST A BILL SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE HOW TO#

You can go to and find out who voted for the bill and how to thank them. We send our representatives to Columbia and tell them to solve problems and do the right thing. Citizens and business leaders need to stay engaged, and our legislators need to use their oversight powers to watch – but not micromanage – the process of spending the new tax dollars.īe sure to call your representatives and senators and tell them thank you for tacking a major problem and coming up with a solution. Whether you are for, against, or undecided, now we have to do our civic responsibility and make sure the money is spent as promised. Several of the tax credits included in the bill are things the business community supports in different legislation.īut none of the horse-trading or tag-along tax reform issues were worth killing good legislation over. So, when major tax bills come through the General Assembly, they become like giant lint rollers – picking up all sorts of stuff along the way.

#IM JUST A BILL SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CODE#

The unicorn of business legislation is comprehensive tax reform, in which, the entire tax code will be opened up and made fairer for everyone. The truthful answer is probably very little.

Whether you are a neighborhood activist working on a city ordinance, or Ambassador Haley lining up votes at the UN Security Council, you have to give something to achieve your goals. “Why all the horse-trading? This bill is becoming ridiculous.” Not to be curt, but welcome to democracy.

Here are two that help illustrate how a bill really becomes a law: I’ve fielded dozens of concerned calls and disgusted questions over the past few months from chamber investors and business leaders asking me about the process. When Leadership Greenville arrives in Columbia, one of the first panels is “How a Bill REALLY Becomes a Law,” which is always eye-opening to folks who aren’t familiar with the legislative process. It also creates a state Earned Income Tax Credit for the first time. It provides a number of tax credits for two-wage earners, college tuition, small manufacturers, and vehicle maintenance to off-set some of the increased cost to South Carolinians. It gives the governor new power over the DOT Commission and restrains the Commission’s powers. It raises some other fees such as out-of-state car registrations, the sales tax on cars, and others to broaden the funding base for roads. To re-cap for you: The legislation raises the “motor vehicle user fee” (gas tax to the rest of us) by 12 cents over six years (two cents per year). This is a major shot in the arm for a state facing a critical infrastructure crisis – one of many core government services facing the strain of severe underfunding. The plan will raise about $600 million for roads, after the six-year phase in. Thank you to all of the legislators who took the time to debate, consider, and approve this critical funding. This was the Upstate business community’s top priority for many years. Thanks you to all of the Upstate business leaders for your advocacy. The process didn’t resemble “I’m Just a Bill”. In May, a substantial road funding package finally cleared the General Assembly, after nearly five years of lobbying, pushing, cajoling, and fighting. (We then ask them to watch the Saturday Night Live version with President Obama and his executive orders, which, if you ask me, is one of the best SNL skits ever.)

It’s a cute introduction to the legislative process. When the Greenville Chamber takes Leadership Greenville to Columbia, we like to make everyone watch the Schoolhouse Rock “I’m Just a Bill” cartoon.