Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael "Mike" Rubens Bloombergis an American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist. With a net worth of US$46.7 billion as of July 2016, Bloomberg is the 6th richest person in the United States and the 8th richest in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 February 1942
CountryUnited States of America
class half students
I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible.
thinking common-sense needs
We need to inject some old-fashioned American values and common-sense, practical thinking into our energy policy.
new-york cities weather
Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it may be - given the devastation it is wreaking - should be enough to compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.
technology years law
In 1975, Congress passed a law requiring fuel efficiency standards to double over 10 years, with incremental targets that auto manufacturers were required to meet. That was the responsible approach, and it worked. But since 1985, we've done nothing - even as technology has moved at light speed.
new-york home world
We're [New York] the world's second home, the place where every religion is practiced and every culture is celebrated.
law common-sense immigration
I know that many Irish-born New Yorkers are caught in the trap of our federal immigration policies. If we are going to continue to attract the best and the brightest - and Ireland has more than its fair share - we need to inject some common sense into our immigration laws, and I'm doing my best to make that case in Washington.
jobs tough-questions feet
The press really is not doing its job of holding the candidates' feet to the fire. The tough questions are not what are you in favor of, but how are you going to get it through Congress?
new-york thinking doors
In New York City, a lot of people think 'the great outdoors' is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.
heart worry world
There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life.
government democracy treats
In our democracy, near equality is no equality. Government either treats everyone the same, or it doesn't. And right now it doesn't.
party coffee today
Today, you're a piranha if you are seen having coffee with somebody from the other party in many cases.
thinking people might
Now, you might say, 'why should we pay people for doing what they're supposed to do?' It's a fair question -- but think of it this way. Every other anti-poverty program that's been tried has failed to get the national poverty rate below 11 percent. Why shouldn't we experiment with a program built around the one strategy that has proven time and again to work wonders -- capitalism?
drinking people smoking
If people are not smoking, they'll probably be drinking more.
jobs wall views
My personal view is, why don't you get out there and try to do something about the things that you don't like, create the jobs that we are lacking, rather than just yell and scream. But if you want to yell and scream, we'll make sure you can do it.