Quote by Michael Bloomberg
Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? – Michael Bloomberg

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If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretarys. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes. – 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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The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments. – Donald Rumsfeld

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I think the countrys getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. – George McGovern

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