2014 SC Senate debate: on Jobs

Joyce Dickerson: Equal pay for women, and higher minimum wage

"I believe everything is possible," Dickerson said. Dickerson is the only one of the three still holding elected office, now serving her third term as a member of the Richland County Council.

Dickerson said she wants to focus on the issues of domestic violence, including teen dating violence, as well as equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage and care of veterans.

Lindsey Graham: Biggest business headache is worker's compensation system

And then there are the taxes & fees. As a business-owner I paid income taxes, corporate taxes, capital gains taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, unemployment insurance taxes, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax, excise taxes, fuel and mileage taxes in every state we so much as drove through, USDOT fees, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration fees, and on and on.

Our biggest single headache, however, was the maze of legal paperwork that is the worker's compensation system. On top of that, you can add the trial lawyer industry which is perpetually scouring the earth for clients to sue companies like mine. This means we had to carry substantial insurance coverage as well.