You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesnt work. And whats good theater and whats good politics isnt necessarily good economic policy. – Michael Bloomberg
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
This is the city of dreamers and time and again its the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed. – Michael Bloomberg
And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government. – Michael Bloomberg
You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time thats healthy and indeed even creative. But its where – its really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky. – Tony Blair