Curtis Sliwa on NYC's Economic Decline and His Plan to Keep Residents

NYC's Economic Crisis and Exodus

• 📉 New York City's economy is in a severe decline, leading to a massive movement of equity and investment out of the city.
• ✈️ Residents are moving south to states like Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee due to high costs and a lack of economic opportunity.

Sliwa's "Don't Move" Economic Program

• 💡 Sliwa proposes creating an economy where the private sector stays by providing jobs and ensuring people have income.
• 🎓 A 5-year tax holiday on income tax will be offered to those who have attended school and developed negotiable skills, particularly millennials and Gen Z.
• 💰 To combat high living expenses, Sliwa plans to cut fees and fines, which he states are enormous.

Fiscal Conservatism and Budget Reform

• 💰 The city's government has a bloated budget of $118 billion with significant waste.
• 🛠️ Sliwa operates on Republican fiscal principles, focusing on cutting waste and taxes.

Opposition to Congestion Pricing

• 🚗 Congestion pricing must be eliminated as it unfairly taxes blue-collar workers who need to drive to their jobs, such as plumbers, electricians, and mechanics.
• 💸 This tax is seen as an attempt to offset budget imbalances rather than a sustainable solution.

Sliwa's Consistency and Vision for NYC

• 🗣️ With 46 years in NYC and 35 years on Talk Radio, Sliwa emphasizes his consistency as a known entity.
• 🎭 He contrasts this with the "chaos" brought by Democrats, referencing figures like Cuomo, Zoran Mandami, and AOC.
• 🎬 Sliwa warns that NYC is becoming like the movie "Escape from New York" due to the migration of people and the inability to support social services desired by "democratic socialists."