The issue is one on which the candidates disagree sharply.
This is just one of several points on which the candidates disagreed during the debate.
To the extent that the candidates disagree on anything, it is on the outlook for the city's economy and budget.
What the candidates disagree about is how best to go do that.
The two candidates disagree on how to reform school financing after a court decision declaring the present system unconstitutional.
But it also seems a cop-out to say that if the candidates don't disagree, then there's no way to cover the issues.
Although the two candidates disagree on virtually everything, neither spends much time discussing issues.
One policy in which the two candidates did disagree on was federal aid to education.
The candidates, however, disagree with the suggestion that the race could turn nasty, although they expect it to be heated.
But there are a few points on which the candidates disagree.