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All Michael Bloomberg Quotes
The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.
Michael Bloomberg
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We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.
Michael Bloomberg
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Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting any new spending cuts, you have the markets not wanting any new borrowing, and you have the economists wanting all of the above. And that leads to paralysis.
Michael Bloomberg
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We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world.
Michael Bloomberg
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We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.
Michael Bloomberg
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We cannot continue. Our pension costs and health care costs for our employees are going to bankrupt this city.
Michael Bloomberg
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You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world.
Michael Bloomberg
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Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.
Michael Bloomberg
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These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.
Michael Bloomberg
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Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.
Michael Bloomberg
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You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China.
Michael Bloomberg
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We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.
Michael Bloomberg
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Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside six percent. We educate the doctors, and then don't give 'em a green card.
Michael Bloomberg
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