Creating Jobs, Cutting Taxes
 - Gov. Pataki's economic policies have worked - Under Gov. Pataki's leadership, New York has created 329,900 new private sector jobs - the best job growth in a decade.
- Under Gov. Pataki, New York has gone from leading the nation in raising taxes to leading the nation in cutting taxes.
- New York has cut taxes more than any other state - Gov. Pataki has cut taxes 31 times.
- Gov. Pataki kept his promise and cut the state personal income tax by 25%.
- Gov. Pataki's STAR program cuts school property taxes by 27% for homeowners, and 45% for senior citizens.
Improving Education, Protecting Our Environment, Improving Health Care
- Gov. Pataki's New York Wired for Education program has connected over 3,000 schools to the Internet, making New York a national leader. The program will give every school child in New York State access to a computer by the year 2000.
- Gov. Pataki's new tax-free College Choice plan makes it easier for families to save for college. Gov. Pataki also restored state-funded college scholarships based on merit.
- Under Gov. Pataki, schools have received their largest funding increase in state history - including doubling funding for textbooks and tripling funding for computers.
- Now, Gov. Pataki is fighting to create independent charter schools in the public school system.
- Gov. Pataki's historic Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act provides nearly $2 billion to protect and restore New York's environment - ensuring that our air and water will be cleaner for generations to come.
- Gov. Pataki's hero is Teddy Roosevelt - and Gov. Pataki has followed TR's legacy and restored New York to its rightful place as a national leader in preserving and protecting its environmental resources.
- Gov. Pataki has preserved over 65,000 acres of pristine lands including the Sterling Forest, the Pine Barrens, and the newly acquired Whitney estate.
- Gov. Pataki has improved New York's landmark Child Health Plus program which provides healthcare to uninsured children throughout New York State.
Fighting Crime, Replacing Welfare with Workfare
 - Governor Pataki recently signed a key provision of his criminal justice agenda into law - a historic measure which will end parole for all violent criminals. The Governor's "Jenna's Law" will restore truth-in-sentencing and will keep criminals where they belong - behind bars.
- Gov. Pataki kept his promise and restored the death penalty - he toughened penalties for violent criminals and abolished parole for repeat violent criminals.
- According to the FBI, Gov. Pataki reduced violent crime in New York at twice the national average in 1997 - now New York is a safer place to live work, and raise a family.
- Gov. Pataki replaced welfare with workfare - now recipients earn the benefits they receive and a new five-year time limit ensures that welfare is not a lifelong program.
- Gov. Pataki's workfare policies have worked - welfare rolls have dropped by more than 34% -- that's 562,107 less people on welfare.
- Gov. Pataki has expanded New York's finger-imaging program that has saved taxpayers millions of dollars in welfare fraud abuses.
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