Stray

Its not helpful to call people dependent on social welfare, stray animals.

We know better. The circumstances that land people in financial predicaments are numerous and extensive. These generalizations only cause more harm.

This is not the right person for this job.

The State: Bauer: Furor over comments won't change stance

Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer said Saturday he could have chosen his words more carefully when he compared people who take public assistance to stray animals Friday.

But Bauer, in an interview with The State Saturday, said a furor over his comments doesn't change this fact: South Carolina needs to have an honest conversation about the cycle of government dependency among its poorest residents.