Campaign Literature—2019

We can't go on accumulating debt as we have been. We can't go on eroding political norms and our trust in institutions as we have been. We can't go on talking to each other as we have been.

But political leaders in Washington are doing just that. My campaign is built around highlighting and changing these things.

lts central focus is on debt, deficit and spending. Please join us, share your ideas and get involved.

Here are five reasons you should care today about our federal debt, deficits and the out­of-control spending that drives both.

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FIVE REASONS...

1. Global debt is at its highest levels ever as it went up, not down, by $60 trillion in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis - a crisis caused by too much debt.

[chart] GLOBAL DEBT NEVER HIGHER

2. Our national debt is high too. In fact, we are in uncharted waters as the national debt has never been this high in peacetime. lf you compare apples to apples, it's about where it was when we fought the Japanese and Germans for our survival as a republic.

[chart] U.S. DEBT HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER IN PEACETIME

3. Government debt is now growing geometrically. lt took 200 years to accumulate $5 trillion in national debt. lt doubled under President George W. Bush from $5 to $10 trillion and doubled again from $10 to $20 trillion under President Obama. Under Trump it is well on its way to doubling yet again given his spending has exceeded Obama's spending.

[chart] AMERICA'S DEBT IS NOW COMPOUNDING EXPOTENTIALLY

4. lnterest is the fastest growing area of federal government expenditure. Even with today's low interest rates, it is projected to more than triple over the next ten years. In just three years, we will spend more on interest than we do on defense.

[chart] INTEREST WILL BE THE FASTEST GROWING FEDERAL EXPENSE

5. Because of our level of debt and the low lnterest rates the Federal Reserve Bank has orchestrated, a host of asset values are at 100-year highs. Artificial highs don't end well. The higher things climb - the harder they fall - and this will be catastrophic for our economy.

[chart] HIGHEST STOCK MARKET CAP AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP IN AMERICAN HISTORY


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ABOUT MARK
 
Mark Sanford's more than 25 years in politics have been defined by a focus on limiting government and making it work for taxpayers. He has twice served in the United States Congress and served two terms as Governor of South Carolina. He has worked in real estate, operated his family farm and above ali had the blessing of raising four great sons.

During Mark's 12 years in Congress, he was recognized by several taxpayer organizations as first in the U.S. House of Representatives for his efforts to limit federal taxes and spending.

As Governor he accomplished a long list of firsts aimed at making South Carolina a better place to call home. He was also the first Governor in the nation to refuse stimulus funding, and by the end of his second term, the CATO lnstitute ranked him as the most financially conservative Governor in the country.

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MISSION AND PURPOSE
 
The purpose of this campaign is to spark a needed conversation as Republicans on what it means to be a Republican, and a larger national debate on why spending and debt, our American institutions - and civility and humility ­should still matter in politics.

We focus on debt, deficits and spending because our present course leads to financial disaster, jobs lost and grave consequences for the American dream. Our debt is a clear and present danger to our republic - and a symptom of me first politics, conservative ideaIs lost and political tribalism.

THREE FOCAL POINTS
 
ONE: We believe our country's debt, deficits and spending matter.
 
We can't wait another four years to have a debate on our country's finances. We are walking our way to the most predictable financia! crisis in the history of man, and with it would come frightening financia! implications for each one of us and our country. lt is vital we push back from the politics of immediate gratification too often practiced by both parties.

TWO: We believe that part of being a Republican means being conservative on changes to our institutions and the political norms that have supported them.
 
While there are big parts of Washington that need repair, throwing out institutions and traditions that have tempered the fiery spirits of politics for more than 200 years would be a mistake - particularly if you are a conservative. Ours is a system of checks and balances by design, and we need them to guard against the very polarization that too often marks today's politics.

THREE: We believe that another part of being Republican means showing civility and humility.
 
Conservative solutions are common sense and represent sound solutions to many of the problems confronting America, but in presenting them, style matters. The President's approach is confrontational and many find it exhausting. lt invites reaction and today's cycle of "he said, she said" is undermining our chance for real debate on issues that affect all of us - and an expanded audience for conservative solutions.

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