State of South Carolina Archives: on Corporations
Gloria Bromell Tinubu:
Break up monopolies, enact new antitrust laws
As your Senator I will work to--- Break Up Monopolies that Hurt Workers, Businesses, Innovation
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Pursue Aggressive Regulation of Monopolies
- Ensure Fair and Open Markets by Passing 21st Century Antitrust Policies
- Take Big Money Out of Politics
Source: 2020 S.C. Senate campaign website GloriaForUSSenate.com
Feb 9, 2020
Gloria Bromell Tinubu:
Issue isn't capitalism, but monopoly capitalism
Through an army of highly paid lobbyists and massive campaign contributions to elected officials, big business and corporate monopolies were able to exercise monopoly power, write and influence public policies in their interest The issue is not
socialism versus capitalism, the issue is fair and open market capitalism versus monopoly capitalism. Our challenge is to limit monopoly power by controlling the concentration of economic and political power of big business and corporate monopolies.
Source: 2020 S.C. Senate campaign website GloriaForUSSenate.com
Feb 9, 2020
James Emerson Smith:
Offer new businesses tax incentives to build in rural areas
When James Smith is governor, he will ensure our rural residents are equipped to compete in a technology-driven economy that is not restricted by their zip code. He will create new opportunities in rural areas by expanding internet access to rural
communities, offering new tax incentives for new businesses seeking to revitalize distressed areas, and developing regional business incubators in regions across South Carolina.
Source: 2018 S.C. gubernatorial candidate website JamesSmith.com
May 2, 2018
Mike Bloomberg:
End forced arbitration, like I do in my companies
Q: Would you support a bill seeking to end forced arbitration of all employment disputes in the workplace?BLOOMBERG: Yes. I can tell you, in my company, we do not force arbitration, period. We have never done it, certainly not going to start it. And
I think that should be the standard for the entire country. If we did it, maybe some other big companies will do it, and maybe we can start a national trend, because I think the conduct that the #MeToo movement has exposed is really outrageous.
Source: CNN S.C. Town Hall on eve of 2020 primary
Feb 26, 2020
Thomas Ravenel:
Crony capitalism is not true free market capitalism
Crony capitalism--our current system in which special interests line the campaign coffers of politicians such as Lindsey Graham in an effort to cut off competition from upstarts through government subsidies and increased regulation--is not true free
market capitalism. A perfect example of such cronyism is the Export-Import bank, which serves as a slush fund, doling out taxpayer-guaranteed loans to a select few foreign corporations that then purchase goods from a select few American corporations.
The benefits of these subsidies go overwhelmingly to the shareholders of those few companies and their top executives, not to the American people. This is not true capitalism, in which no such specialized subsidies exist. Cronyism is a command economic
boondoggle benefiting a select few while leading to reduced competition and higher prices for the rest of us. Such government-funded schemes undermine the invisible hand of the free market and must end.
Source: 2014 S.C. Senate campaign website, RavenelForSenate.com
Sep 1, 2014
Walid Hakim:
More EPA oversight on corporations
Q: Your opinion on "EPA federal over-reach hurts America"?
A: Corporations need EPA regulation oversight increased substantially
Source: OnTheIssues email interview on 2026 S.C. Governor race
Sep 24, 2026
Mullins McLeod:
End sweetheart deals to favored corporations
CRONY CAPITALISM IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- Problem: Columbia hands out sweetheart deals to favored corporations while South Carolina-based businesses get nothing. We negotiate from a position of weakness--and taxpayers foot the bill.
- Solution: End crony capitalism. Recruit growth and jobs from a position of strength--on terms that work for South Carolina, not just out-of-state CEOs.
Source: 2026 S.C. Gubernatorial campaign web TheMcLeodPlatform.com
Jun 9, 2026
Mullins McLeod:
Reduce income taxes relative to corporate taxes
- Problem: The people of S.C. are taxed at a higher rate than any other southern state. Individual income tax in our state is six times the revenue of corporate income tax. The system is not built for us--it is built to serve the large for-profit
corporations who donate to politicians.
- Solution: Publish all contracts that involve taxpayer money so we understand how much money the taxpayers are already on the hook for. Then reduce the individual income taxes as close to zero as possible.
Source: 2026 S.C. Gubernatorial campaign web TheMcLeodPlatform.com
Jun 9, 2026
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