New York Times October 17, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle WASHINGTON — Home values could fall significantly. Banks could stop lending to flood-prone communities. Towns could lose the tax money they need to build sea walls and other protections. These are a few of the warnings published on Thursday by the…
Opinion: Can Santee Cooper make its plan work?
Lexington County Chronicle October 17, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. Special to the Chronicle Santee Cooper hopes a proposed reform plan will convince the legislature that it deserves another chance. That’s despite its poor management of a failed nuclear project that sunk it $4 billion into debt. Essentially, the plan…
Last year we helped numerous small business owners save thousands on their individual or group health insurance
Let our professionals help you save money on quality health insurance. There is no fee for the service. Small business owners and other over the age of 50, who do not qualify for any federal subsidies are being priced out of the health insurance market. If this describes you, there…
“The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You”
President Trump’s 2017 tax cut, which was largely a handout to the rich, plays a role, too. It helped push the tax rate on the 400 wealthiest households below the rates for almost everyone else. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/06/opinion/income-tax-rate-wealthy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
Letter of Support for the SHIELD Act of 2019
1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-252-5733 ProtectDemocracyUSA@gmail.com www.ProtectDemocracyUSA.com October 9, 2019 The Honorable Zoe Lofgren Chairperson Committee on House Administration 1401 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (Delivered via Email) Re: SHIELD Act of 2019 Dear Chairperson Lofgren, Thank you and your cosponsors for introducing the SHIELD Act…
Klobuchar, Yang, Steyer, Castro, Gabbard, Buttigieg Failing Litmus Test
PRESS RELEASE Date: October 7, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Klobuchar, Yang, Steyer, Castro, Gabbard, Buttigieg Failing Litmus Test Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Six Democratic presidential candidates asked for Day One commitment Columbia, SC—On October 15th twelve candidates will participate…
Opposing offshore drilling should not be conditional
Hilton Head Island Packet October 4, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. Special to The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette Coastal voters strongly want to protect our shore from offshore oil drilling and the inevitable spills and leaks that would devastate our marine life and coastal tourism, commercial fishing and…
Small Businesses Deserve Tax Policies that Help Them Thrive, Not Public Relations Attempts to Bolster a Failed Tax Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform Co-chair Frank Knapp, Jr. on a recent NFIB survey and actual small business sentiment about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Washington, D.C., October 3, 2019—House Ways and Means Committee Ranking…
Gullah Geechee Chamber Joins SC Small Business Chamber
PRESS RELEASE Date: October 4, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Gullah Geechee Chamber Joins SC Small Business Chamber Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Marilyn Hemingway, President/CEO, Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce, 843-318-8644, Marilyn@GullahGeecheeChamber.org Columbia,…
Upstate Chamber Coalition supports selling Santee Cooper
Greenwood Index-Journal September 30, 2019 Upstate economy focus of Monday listening tour By ADAM BENSON abenson@indexjournal.com Five counties — Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens and Spartanburg — expect to see their ranks swell from 1.2 million people to 1.6 million by 2040. “That means we have a lot of challenges we’re…