USC and the state don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to finances, but with a new financial tool from the Moore School of Business, at least the state can benefit from our research.
Researchers from the Moore School have created a tool that will allow users to calculate the results that changes in tax laws can have on state tax revenue. It’s quick and effective, and a good example of all the good the university offers the state.
USC is the flagship university of South Carolina, and as such, it is tasked with educating the state’s residents. The state needs USC, and of course, as we’ve pointed out many, many times before: USC needs the state, too.
That means funding — like the $41 million USC President Harris Pastides requested Wednesday — for all of the different initiatives and improvements the university is working on. USC, and specifically in this case, the Moore School, has proven its merit with a No. 1-ranked degree program and this important new tool for calculating tax revenue.
Operating a large research university costs money, but it’s money well spent. USC is here not only to educate the citizens of this state, but to serve as an incubator for talent and research that will ultimately benefit South Carolina as a whole. We’re here to help; it would be great if we got some help back.