Every election cycle, Americans are told the exact same story: “This is the most important election of your lifetime.”
And every cycle, nothing fundamental changes.
That isn’t an accident. It’s a design feature. Washington, D.C., is no longer a system that corrects its own failures. It is a self-preserving machine that rewards dysfunction, protects incumbents, and ruthlessly punishes anyone who threatens the arrangement.
The Crisis Management Business
Career politicians do not rise to power by solving problems. They rise by managing crises, extending conflicts, and keeping voters emotionally engaged—all while ensuring that no permanent solution ever threatens the system that feeds them.
The division of labor in Washington is highly efficient and incredibly lucrative:
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Lobbyists write the bills. (In 2024 alone, federal lobbying spending reached a record $4.5 billion).
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Bureaucracies implement the rules.
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Politicians perform the outrage on television.
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The American people pay the bill.
Institutionalized Self-Sabotage
Worse still, vast amounts of your tax dollars are now being funneled to NGOs and institutions that openly oppose the values, culture, and stability of the nation that funds them. This is not just government waste. It is institutionalized self-sabotage.
The Two-Party Illusion
The two major parties pretend to fight each other in public. In reality, they cooperate beautifully when it comes to the things that actually matter to them:
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Expanding their own power
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Protecting incumbents
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Growing the massive federal bureaucracy
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Keeping outside challengers locked out
They divide the country because a divided people never unite against the system.
The Solution: Change the Rules
The truth is uncomfortable, but simple: Washington will never willingly reform itself. It must be forced to.
That is why Mark Sims is not running to join the system. He is running to break the incentives that keep it broken. Real reform has never come from making polite requests to the ruling class. It comes when citizens finally decide to change the rules of the game.
