By Mark Sanford
Excerpt from The Daily Caller:
Ross Perot’s death marks the end of an extraordinary life well-lived. I am sure that many others join me in extending thoughts and prayers to his family. I am equally struck by the fact that his death marks the passing of the last time our nation had anything close to a real conversation on debt, deficits, and government spending.
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[G]overnment debt is now growing exponentially. It took 200 years to accumulate $5 trillion in national debt. It doubled under President George W. Bush from $5 to $10 trillion. It doubled again from $10 to $20 trillion under President Obama. Under Trump’s watch it’s well on its way to doubling again given his spending has exceeded even Obama’s spending.
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Far too many signs point to dangers on the road ahead based on government spending and its accumulated deficits and debt. It is for that reason I indeed wish Perot was with us today. He would inevitably have a stack of charts already organized that would be worthy of our time, study, and focus. It’s time for another Ross Perot moment.
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