SC1 Candidate Profile: Andy Patrick

Name: Andy Patrick

Town of Residence: Hilton Head

Current/Most Recent Job Title: Small Business Owner 

Employer: Advance Point Global

Previously Held Public Office: State Rep. 2011-Present

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Biggest Issue Facing District 1: Economy.

Patrick Solution: 

Government doesn’t create jobs; hard-working South Carolinians in the private sector do. However, we can create an environment that helps our job creators put Americans back to work. Thousands of small businesses have closed their doors while countless more never open due to high taxes and overregulation. As a result, too many South Carolinians are unemployed or underemployed. 

The time is now to get serious about implementing pro-growth economic principles to turn our state and country in the right direction. As a small business owner, I know first-hand Congress must get rid of onerous regulations that are strangling our entrepreneurs and hindering them from succeeding. We have to significantly cut out-of-control spending, which is weakening our currency and saddling our nation with insurmountable debt and deficits. Finally, we have to reform the tax code so it is flatter, fairer, and encourages economic growth.

2nd Biggest Issue Facing District 1: Deficit and Debt.

Patrick Solution: 

Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution capping spending at 18% of GDP.

3rd Biggest Issue Facing District 1: Tax Reform.

Patrick Solution: 

American families and businesses spend far too many hours trying to navigate one of the most complex tax codes in the world, which is why I am a strong supporter of permanently restructuring the tax code in this country. In the South Carolina State House, I have been and will continue to be a proud co-sponsor of a Fair Tax.

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