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The Rent Is Too Damn High Party is a political party, primarily active in the state of New York, that has nominated candidates for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009, and for governor and senator in 2010. Jimmy McMillan was the mayoral candidate both times as well as a candidate for governor.〔(McMillan 09 ) archived on January 13, 2009 from (the original )〕 In 2005, he received more than 4,000 votes,〔(Statement and return report for certification: General Election 2005 - 11/08/2005 Crossover - All Parties and Independent Bodies - for Mayor ) Board of elections in the City of New York〕 and more than 40,000 in 2010. The party has three registered members in the state. McMillan himself is registered as a Republican (previously a Democrat) for the purposes of running in that party's primary elections.〔Freedlander, David (2010-10-19). (Rent Is Too Damn High Statewide Registration: Three ). ''New York Observer''. Retrieved 2010-10-19.〕〔Vielkind, Jimmy (2011-02-23). (McMillan: I will save you, GOP! ). ''Capital Confidential''. Retrieved 2011-02-23.〕 In 2014, the party expanded beyond New York by endorsing a slate of candidates in the District of Columbia's Democratic primary elections. ==Platform== As its name implies, the central tenet of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party is that rents in the city of New York are "too damn high."〔McMillan, Jimmy. (The Official Rent Is Too Damn High Platform ). Retrieved 2010-12-01.〕 One of the taglines for the party is "breakfast, lunch, and dinner", indicating that the party seeks to end hunger and poverty in New York City. The party, prior to McMillan's breakthrough debate performance, sought to win "without a single vote from upstate New York," and the party website included a picture of New York with a giant "X" marked over upstate. McMillan surmises that reducing rent would "create 3 to 6 million jobs", freeing up capital to give businesses a chance to hire people. This would, in turn, increase tax revenue. The party is in favor of writing off all taxes owed to the state, cutting property taxes for homeowners, consolidating the rent boards in New York, seizing unoccupied apartment buildings, reforming the state court system, and providing tax credits for commuters and free college tuition. The party opposes any cuts in spending related to education and elderly care.〔 McMillan was not opposed to same-sex marriage in the 2010 gubernatorial debate, replying to a non-rent-related question on the matter by saying: "if you want to marry a shoe, I'll marry you." McMillan has specifically voiced opposition to sex reassignment performed without the consent of the intersex individual, stating on his website: "They are normal human beings () just born different."〔(Meet Jimmy McMillan, Founder and ‘CEO’ of the Rent Is 2 Damn High Party ) Gawker, October 19, 2010〕〔(Riese’s Team Pick: Jimmy McMillan for The Rent is Too Damn High Party ) Autostraddle, October 20, 2010〕 On the topic of religion and family, McMillan's website states "we need more reliance on the moral laws brought by religion and not limit out goodwill to our neighbors and co-workers to what the law demands alone." One of the party's platforms involves "restoring family values", specifically desiring to ensure that one parent can remain at home to watch children.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rent Is Too Damn High Party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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