Vance Patterson, candidate for NC’s 11th Congressional District, announced at a recent GOP debate in Burke County that he will give his salary, if elected, to charity. That is fine, if he wants the Democrat vote, but Republicans would likely have problems with the idea of giving money to somebody to donate to the charities of his choice.
As it turns out, Vance will be donating to charities that promote job growth and provide safety nets. Again, what Republican entrepreneur is going to want him to subsidize the workforce of his competitor? Even if Vance donated to one’s own company, it would spell suicide according to Republican concepts. Businesses that succeed on their own merits are more sustainable (almost by definition) than those that rely on subsidies and cannot accommodate eventualities.
