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Mike Bloomberg
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Mayor of New York City (Independent)
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 Articles and interviews throughout 2017-2019
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 2019 State of the Union address to Congress
 CBS "Face the Nation" interviews, thoughout 2018
 United Nations speeches
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 Sunday Political Talk Show interviews throughout 2013-2015
 MA newspaper: The Boston Globe
 CA newspaper: The Los Angeles Times
 Sunday Political Talk Show interviews throughout 2015
 Meet the Press interviews, throughout 2013
 Sunday Political Talk Show interviews throughout 2013
 CBS "Face the Nation" interviews, thoughout 2013
 Immigration Wars, by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
 Mayoral State of the City addresses (2008-2011)
 Official mayor's office websites (2010 thru 2013)
 Press releases from mayor's offices (2010 to 2013)
 Teachers Under Attack: How NJ Governor Chris Christie's Personal Vendetta Against Teachers Will Des, by Mike Spina
 Newsweek magazine
 America by Heart, by Sarah Palin
 Third World America, by Arianna Huffington
 Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics, by Joyce Purnick
 NY newspaper: Newsday
 New Yorker magazine
 2010: Take Back America, by Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
 Political coverage on Politico.com
 Florida Archives
 The Test of our Times, by Gov. Tom Ridge
 Giving, by Bill Clinton
 Giuliani: Flawed or Flawless?
 The Washington Post, 2000-2009
 The New York Times, 2000-2009
 "Bloomberg by Bloomberg," by Mike Bloomberg
 Wikipedia.org political website
 The Washington Examiner
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Mike Bloomberg on Corporations
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OR background on Corporations.
- Business have big cash reserves & need no tax cuts. (Dec 2017)
- Reduce 35% corporate tax by eliminating loopholes. (Dec 2017)
- Rezoning old manufacturing sites led to construction boom. (Sep 2010)
- Wooed Goldman Sachs to NYC with $1.65 billion in tax breaks. (Oct 2005)
- Built up a $1.3B company from scratch over 20 years. (Aug 2001)
- Given $10M upon being fired from Salomon Brothers in 1981. (Aug 2001)
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Mike Bloomberg on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- Reduce crime but with a more racially sensitive police force. (Sep 2010)
- Apologizing for police racial errors kept city calm. (Sep 2010)
- OpEd: never a conspicuous civil libertarian. (Sep 2010)
- Educate prisoners: build more classrooms at Rikers Island. (Jan 2008)
- Fewer homicides in NYC than any year on record. (Dec 2007)
- Reduced murder rate by focusing on domestic violence. (Dec 2007)
- Mandatory minimum sentencing for gun crimes. (Dec 2006)
- Lock them up and throw away key, but no death penalty. (Dec 2005)
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Mike Bloomberg on Drugs
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- No legalization; pot lowers IQ by 5 to 10 points. (Feb 2015)
- Stopped smoking at 30; then became anti-smoking proselytizer. (Sep 2010)
- Dubbed "Mommy Mayor" and "Nanny Bloomberg" for anti-smoking. (Sep 2010)
- You bet I smoked pot; and I enjoyed it. (Apr 2002)
- NYPD will continue to vigorously enforce drug laws. (Apr 2002)
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Mike Bloomberg on Education
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- Help public schools with deductibility of local taxes. (Dec 2017)
- Push Voc-Ed: plumbers earn more than Harvard grads. (Feb 2015)
- Creationism boggles the mind, two centuries after Darwin. (Apr 2013)
- Included among celebrity philanthropists who fund schools. (Feb 2011)
- Pushed for mayoral control of city school system. (Feb 2011)
- Liberate 1.1 million students from deadly bureaucracy. (Sep 2010)
- All social problems are ameliorated by better education. (Sep 2010)
- Increased school budget from $12B to $20B. (Sep 2010)
- Ban the use of cell phones in public schools. (Sep 2010)
- Slash bureaucracy; reward principal & teacher excellence. (Jan 2008)
- End the shameful practice of social promotion. (Jan 2008)
- No more tinkering at margins: cut bureaucracy; add charters. (Jun 2007)
- Replaced school board with direct mayoral control. (May 2007)
- No social promotion; more after-school. (May 2007)
- Strengthened cell-phone ban in city schools. (May 2007)
- Focus on increasing high school graduation rates. (Apr 2007)
- Debated against eliminating social promotion. (Jan 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Energy & Oil
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- $218M effort led to closure of 282 coal-fired power plants. (Feb 2019)
- America should be big part of climate solution. (Apr 2018)
- If some countries do right thing on climate, we all benefit. (Apr 2018)
- US must set real and binding carbon reduction targets. (Feb 2008)
- Reducing carbon output increases socio-economic well-being. (Feb 2008)
- Cities are taking the lead on climate change. (Feb 2008)
- While greenhouse gas pollution is free, it will be abundant. (Nov 2007)
- PlaNYC: convert 13,000 taxis to hybrids or high-efficiency. (Nov 2007)
- Direct charge over cap-and-trade, to raise cost of carbon. (Nov 2007)
- Make NYC first environmentally-sustainable city. (Sep 2007)
- Reduce NYC carbon emissions by 30% by 2030. (Jun 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Environment
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- EPA failing to focus on clean air and clean water. (Apr 2018)
- Smoking ban has spread from NYC to every big city. (Mar 2013)
- Containerize 12,000 tons of daily trash & export to landfill. (Sep 2010)
- PlaNYC 2030: 25-year plan for pollution & infrastructure. (Sep 2010)
- Congestion pricing: fee for driving into Manhattan. (Sep 2010)
- Creative housing: deck over highways & build brownfields. (Apr 2007)
- Clean up 7,600 acres of brownfields; build more parks. (Apr 2007)
- Environmental justice: clean soot in poor neighborhoods. (Apr 2007)
- $8 fee to enter NYC by car, to encourage mass transit. (Apr 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Foreign Policy
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- Partner with World Bank: reduce traffic fatalities worldwide. (Apr 2011)
- Visited Israel for first time just before candidacy. (Sep 2010)
- Peace is fragile and democracy is fragile. (Sep 2010)
- 2008: I know foreign policy from negotiating deals worldwide. (Sep 2010)
- Maintains mayoral office for UN relations, run by his sister. (Feb 2008)
- Four trips abroad in first four months of 2007. (Apr 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Government Reform
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- Fund voter registration in FL, WI, OH, MI, and PA. (Mar 2019)
- Make getting on the ballot easier, & better people will run. (Apr 2013)
- Failed to lure Olympics to New York City. (Sep 2010)
- 2005: 8-year term limits; 2009: ran for 3rd term. (Sep 2010)
- All presidential candidates should declare an issues matrix. (May 2007)
- 2001: opposed Giuliani extending NYC term limit. (Jan 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Gun Control
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- 80% of NRA members support background checks. (Mar 2013)
- Background checks do work, and should be highest priority. (Mar 2013)
- 2006: Created Mayors Against Illegal Guns; now 600 mayors. (Nov 2011)
- Sued out-of-state gun dealers for selling illegally in NYC. (Sep 2010)
- Enact common-sense measures to keep guns away from criminals. (Apr 2010)
- Put the issue of illegal guns back on the national agenda. (Jan 2008)
- 2nd Amendment doesn’t prevent keeping guns from criminals. (Nov 2007)
- Founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. (May 2007)
- It’s not about gun control, it’s about crime control. (Apr 2007)
- Sued New York City gun dealers to control guns. (Mar 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- We can never afford to replace employer-based health system. (Jan 2019)
- Individual mandate makes insurance affordable for all. (Dec 2017)
- Obesity kills more people than smoking; limit portion size. (Mar 2013)
- Large sugary drink rule is portion control, not a ban. (Mar 2013)
- 2000: Two stents implanted in coronary artery. (Sep 2010)
- $500M to Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health. (Sep 2010)
- Ban trans-fats and replace with fruit & vegetable vendors. (Jan 2008)
- $2.5B trust fund for NYC future retirees’ health care. (Jun 2007)
- Pay-for-prevention towards goal of universal coverage. (Jun 2007)
- Prioritize city healthcare on HIV, diabetes & hypertension. (May 2007)
- Banned trans fats in NYC restaurants. (Apr 2007)
- Smoking ban was a crusade of his mayoral administration. (Oct 2005)
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Mike Bloomberg on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- America's greatness begins with immigrants, not with a wall. (Feb 2019)
- Reforming broken system is most important step for economy. (Mar 2013)
- Normalize status of otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants. (May 2007)
- Border controls fight natural forces of supply and demand. (May 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Principles & Values
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- American Cities Initiative philanthropies gave away $6.4B. (Feb 2019)
- Trump was not a business manager; I ran large organizations. (Apr 2018)
- Self-made billionaire from financial information company. (Sep 2010)
- 1940s: Raised in Medford, reached Eagle Scout at early age. (Sep 2010)
- Childhood home included kosher kitchen, but mom bent rules. (Sep 2010)
- Bill Clinton's sin was self-indulgence, not immorality. (Sep 2010)
- Outsider to both Republican and Democratic establishment. (Sep 2010)
- OpEd: Stiff in public; impatient with retail handshaking. (Sep 2010)
- Candidates' religious beliefs should be kept private. (Sep 2010)
- Impatient with government; executive ok; not legislative. (Sep 2010)
- Offered independent ticket by Sen. Chuck Hagel (R, NE). (May 2007)
- Will decide in early ‘08 on run as self-financed independent. (Mar 2007)
- Acquisition of money inextricably tied to hard work. (Oct 2005)
- Charitable giving based on “Where can I make a difference?”. (Oct 2005)
- Started Bloomberg company after Salomon Bros. fired him. (Aug 2001)
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Mike Bloomberg on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Wealth tax is counterproductive and unconstitutional. (Jan 2019)
- Progressive tax yes; wealth tax no. (Jan 2019)
- The wealthy prefer the current rigged system. (Jan 2019)
- Wealth tax is unconstitutional counterproductive. (Jan 2019)
- Tax cuts paying for themselves defies reality. (Dec 2017)
- GOP tax bill is an economically indefensible blunder. (Dec 2017)
- Raised property taxes to 18.5%, highest in history. (Sep 2010)
- 2004: Refunded $250M to residential taxpayers, not business. (Sep 2010)
- $400 property tax rebate to all homeowners. (Jan 2008)
- Raised taxes on high-earners to incent municipal employees. (Jun 2007)
- Raised property taxes 18% to pay off budget deficit. (Mar 2007)
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Mike Bloomberg on Technology
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- Raising deficits constrains federal infrastructure spending. (Dec 2017)
- 1979: On Wall Street at dawn of the computer age. (Sep 2010)
- 1981: Invented "The Bloomberg terminal" for financial news. (Sep 2010)
- Teamed with Gov. Rendell on "Building America's Future". (Sep 2010)
- Wireless network for better NYPD and NYFD communications. (Jan 2008)
- Investing in infrastructure critical to competitiveness. (Dec 2007)
- Publicity helps business, but it's best to say it yourself. (Aug 2001)
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VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Government should support embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 Supported by women's groups for strong defense of abortion: Favors topic 1 Reproductive choice is a fundamental human right: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Discrimination against blacks means same against Jews: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Co-chaired "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" effort: Strongly Favors topic 3 Backs same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Creationism boggles the mind, two centuries after Darwin: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Candidates' religious beliefs should be kept private: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| We can never afford to replace employer-based health system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Individual mandate makes insurance affordable for all: Strongly Favors topic 5 Ban trans-fats and replace with fruit & vegetable vendors: Favors topic 5 $2.5B trust fund for NYC future retirees’ health care: Favors topic 5 Pay-for-prevention towards goal of universal coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Prioritize city healthcare on HIV, diabetes & hypertension: Favors topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Don't kick the can down the road with retirement funding: Opposes topic 6 To reduce the deficit we must cut entitlements: Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Help public schools with deductibility of local taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Slash bureaucracy; reward principal & teacher excellence: Favors topic 7 No more tinkering at margins: cut bureaucracy; add charters: Favors topic 7 No social promotion; more after-school: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
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| EPA failing to focus on clean air and clean water: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Congestion pricing: fee for driving into Manhattan: Opposes topic 8 Reducing carbon output increases socio-economic well-being: Opposes topic 8 Investing in infrastructure critical to competitiveness: Opposes topic 8 Make NYC first environmentally-sustainable city: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Creative housing: deck over highways & build brownfields: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Clean up 7,600 acres of brownfields; build more parks: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Environmental justice: clean soot in poor neighborhoods: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
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| Apologizing for police racial errors kept city calm: Opposes topic 9 OpEd: never a conspicuous civil libertarian: Favors topic 9 Educate prisoners: build more classrooms at Rikers Island: Opposes topic 9 Reduced murder rate by focusing on domestic violence: Opposes topic 9 Mandatory minimum sentencing for gun crimes: Favors topic 9 Lock them up and throw away key, but no death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
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| 80% of NRA members support background checks: Strongly Favors topic 10 Background checks do work, and should be highest priority: Strongly Opposes topic 10 2006: Created Mayors Against Illegal Guns; now 600 mayors: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Put the issue of illegal guns back on the national agenda: Opposes topic 10 2nd Amendment doesn’t prevent keeping guns from criminals: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Opposes topic 10 It’s not about gun control, it’s about crime control: Opposes topic 10 Sued New York City gun dealers to control guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
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| Wealth tax is counterproductive and unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Progressive tax yes; wealth tax no: Favors topic 11 The wealthy prefer the current rigged system: Strongly Favors topic 11 Wealth tax is unconstitutional counterproductive: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Business have big cash reserves & need no tax cuts: Strongly Favors topic 11 Reduce 35% corporate tax by eliminating loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax cuts paying for themselves defies reality: Strongly Favors topic 11 GOP tax bill is an economically indefensible blunder: Strongly Favors topic 11 Expand the earned income tax credit to raise real wages: Favors topic 11 Raised property taxes to 18.5%, highest in history: Strongly Favors topic 11 2004: Refunded $250M to residential taxpayers, not business: Favors topic 11 $400 property tax rebate to all homeowners: Opposes topic 11 Raised property taxes 18% to pay off budget deficit: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
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| America's greatness begins with immigrants, not with a wall: Strongly Favors topic 12 Normalize status of otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Border controls fight natural forces of supply and demand: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
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| Protectionist viewpoint has a heavy price to country: Strongly Favors topic 13 Global economy isn’t zero-sum game: US & China can both gain: Strongly Favors topic 13 Tariffs to protect jobs end up helping foreign competitors: Favors topic 13 Staunchly for free trade and against protectionism: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
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No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the military
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Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Fund voter registration in FL, WI, OH, MI, and PA: Strongly Favors topic 16 Make getting on the ballot easier, & better people will run: Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
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| Nobody wants war to continue, but what happens next?: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
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| $218M effort led to closure of 282 coal-fired power plants: Strongly Favors topic 18 America should be big part of climate solution: Strongly Favors topic 18 If some countries do right thing on climate, we all benefit: Strongly Favors topic 18 US must set real and binding carbon reduction targets: Strongly Favors topic 18 While greenhouse gas pollution is free, it will be abundant: Favors topic 18 PlaNYC: convert 13,000 taxis to hybrids or high-efficiency: Strongly Favors topic 18 Direct charge over cap-and-trade, to raise cost of carbon: Strongly Favors topic 18 Reduce NYC carbon emissions by 30% by 2030: Strongly Favors topic 18 $8 fee to enter NYC by car, to encourage mass transit: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale)
| No legalization; pot lowers IQ by 5 to 10 points: Strongly Favors topic 19 You bet I smoked pot; and I enjoyed it: Strongly Opposes topic 19 NYPD will continue to vigorously enforce drug laws: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Raised taxes on high-earners to incent municipal employees: Strongly Favors topic 20 Balanced $6B deficit with higher property taxes: Favors topic 20 |
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