Mark Sanford in Survey of 2020 Presidential campaign websites

On Budget & Economy: Nearing point of no return on government spending & debt

I invested the better part of my professional life in trying to limit the size and scope of government--and the bi-product of much of its growth in the form of debt and deficits. It's been a bee in my bonnet for a long time. Though I have been out of office for six months my beliefs on the importance of these issues have not dissipated, and every one of us can do what we can do to affect in some small way the world around us. I haven't stopped thinking about the ways in which our present spending course will prove catastrophic for our way of life and our country.

Specifically, I think we are nearing a point of no return on government spending, debt and accumulating deficits. Historically these are the things that have rotted civilizations from within. And what I find frightening is that seemingly no one in Washington is talking about this problem--and how this issue mathematically is now at our doorstep. This is not just a problem for our kids and grand-kids. This is our problem.

Source: 2020 presidential campaign website MarkSanford.com Jul 16, 2019

On Environment: I care about land conservation and open space

I want to join with others in making a difference in the look and feel of the Lowcountry. I care about land conservation, and when I was governor, more land was protected than during any other governorship in South Carolina's history. I was endorsed by the Sierra Club in my run for re-election as governor, which is to say that as a conservative, I believe that conservatism should apply to more than just financial resources--it should apply to natural resources as well.

Specifically, as a most immediate project I want to work with others in preserving 400 acres of open space at the tip of Daniel Island. It represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for open space in the heart of the growing Charleston metro area. We are not organized on this project yet, but we have begun the process

Source: 2020 presidential campaign website MarkSanford.com Jul 16, 2019

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