Curtis Sliwa on NYC Mayor Race, Taxes, and Education Reform

Sliwa's Mayoral Candidacy and Business Appeal

• 🔴 Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for NYC mayor, aims to be the first Republican in Gracie Mansion since Rudy Giuliani.
• 🤝 He believes the business community is engaging with him now because previous candidates failed, and he is seen as business-friendly.
• 📉 Sliwa proposes slashing corporate taxes from 17.4% to a more competitive rate, citing Miami's 5.5% as an example.
• 💰 He also plans to address individual taxes, particularly the SALT deduction, to retain residents, especially millennials in the corporate sector.

Economic Policies and Tax Reform

• 🎓 Sliwa highlights the burden of student loans on young professionals, impacting their ability to afford rent and contributing to anger.
• 🏘️ He criticizes property taxes in the outer boroughs, arguing they are disproportionately high compared to affluent areas of Brooklyn.
• 🐎 Sliwa vows to eliminate horsedrawn carriages, citing animal welfare concerns and their removal in other global cities.
• 👮 To improve law and order and quality of life, Sliwa plans to add 7,000 police officers.
• 💸 He proposes taxing entities like Madison Square Garden and universities (Columbia, NYU) on their real estate holdings not used for educational purposes to fund public services.

Education System Overhaul

• 🍎 Sliwa intends to appoint Robert Holden as the Chancellor of the Department of Education, focusing on cutting the $41 billion budget.
• 📉 He points to declining student performance, with a third of students truant daily and two-thirds unable to read, write, or do math at grade level by fourth grade.
• 🏢 Sliwa criticizes the bloated administration within the Department of Education, citing numerous deputy chancellors and department heads, suggesting many are