Last week South Carolina elected me Comptroller General. Thank you.
Sometimes a candidate wants your attention right up until Election Day. Then he wins, and you don’t hear from him again until he needs your vote. I’m not going to do that. Show Me the Money keeps going.
The job starts in January. The Comptroller General keeps the state’s books: what came in, what went out, and what is left. So in January I stop reading those books from the outside and start keeping them.
Here is what I plan to do with that. We’re going to put the state’s spending online where anybody can read it. And I’ll keep making these videos, one piece of the budget at a time.
The legislature writes the budget and decides how the money is spent. My job is to see that the legislature and you have the right numbers.
I also want to hear from you. If you see state spending that doesn’t add up, send it to me at questions@burkhold.net. We may look into it on the show. My team is also working on a way for you to send information about waste, fraud and abuse without giving your name. I’ll update you as that comes together.
It was your money first. We’re just getting started.
