[9] The organization has provided research and support for the creation of Education Savings Accounts as a method of bringing school choice to households of modest incomes.
[10] The SCPC has contended that the main obstacle to free-market reforms in South Carolina isn't a lack of public support, but an unaccountable legislative elite whose goal is to preserve power.
"From education to road funding, from the judicial system to your electric bill, the important decisions are made by state lawmakers who represent only their districts.
"[15] The organization has drawn attention to the fact that the state's road funding system is run by a commission whose members are appointed by legislative leaders and who can't be held accountable by taxpayers or voters.
In 2013 the group launched Project Conflict Watch, which offered lawmakers and constitutional officers the opportunity to voluntarily disclose their income sources.