the american dream is slipping away. people are working hard to get the most out of their god given ability. they re doing everything right, but falling further and further behind. trying to afford a new home today, your monthly mortgage payment will probably be twice as much as what it would ve been if you were starting out five years ago. we have to make the economy work for those folks. yes, i am in a battle of spending. in florida, you look, and we have the national debt clock going up to 34 trillion, i see it. if you did a debt clock for the state of florida, it would be counting down because we paid down 25% of our state debt since i ve been governor. we re going to open up all energy for production, because that will be deflationary. you know, nikki haley, when she was governor, she promised she would never do the gas tax. then she tried to raise the gas tax on hardworking south carolinians. here s the thing, we need to fly a flag of bold colors, carrying the banner of putting t