People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy. Michael Bloomberg More Quotes by Michael Bloomberg More Quotes From Michael Bloomberg Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need. Michael Bloomberg speak-english skills law Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom Michael Bloomberg cities new-york opportunity Government caters to those screaming the loudest, regardless of what they're screaming about. In business, it's exactly the opposite! You invest more in the most successful departments, and less in those that aren't performing. Michael Bloomberg government business successful I think that all money can do is to get your message out. Unfortunately, we live in a world where you have to use mass media to communicate with the people, and it just costs an awful lot of money. Michael Bloomberg communication media thinking If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes. Michael Bloomberg ordinary country people I think that most of the candidates [for presidency] can't run the railroad, and I still worry that whoever gets elected will have policies designed for political rather than practical reasons. Michael Bloomberg worry running thinking I think that ... none of [the candidates in he third party] have the courage to do what's right for the country. And I have, now, two grandchildren, which I didn't have before. I'd like to leave them a better world. Michael Bloomberg grandchildren party country I'm not going to talk about supporting somebody for a long time. I don't know who the two party candidates are going to be. Michael Bloomberg party two long We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring. Michael Bloomberg cities jobs world The system [in U.S.] is designed for a two-party system. And those two parties have an interest in keeping third parties out. There's too much of the structure that works in the two-party way. They will keep the third party out. Michael Bloomberg too-much party two 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 bridges gone looks If people are not smoking, they'll probably be drinking more. Michael Bloomberg drinking smoking people In fact, you see Hillary [Clinton] moving very far to the left. You see all the Republicans moving very far to the right. Michael Bloomberg republican facts moving China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets. Michael Bloomberg investing cost europe You've got to give people a fair chance of saying what they believe, and then you've got to decide, "Do you believe 'em?" Michael Bloomberg giving believe people The fact is, the most painful and tragic lesson of the 20th century was that regimes based on racial superiority and religious hatred can't be trusted to keep their word to the international community. Michael Bloomberg community racism religious People vote against their own interests that all the time. But when you do the polling in the U.S., it has gone from less than 50 percent who thought climate change was real to 70-odd percent. And if you listen to the Republicans in Congress, they used to say, "Oh, climate change doesn't exist." Then they switched to "Well, it exists, but it's not man-made," to "Well, I'm going to address the issue." Why? Because when they go home, the local constituent says, "Wait a second. What are you talking about? We just had a flood. We haven't had rain in a long time." They can't get away from it. Michael Bloomberg real rain home Don't think that I'm - I'd- I'm infallible. Will always make mistakes. Michael Bloomberg making-mistakes mistake thinking I think [Winston] Churchill said it was " [democracy] the worst of all systems except for all the others." And that's probably true. It's never gone easily. Michael Bloomberg democracy gone thinking I'm worried about the world because there's chaos in the Middle East, and I think the Iranian deal [to lift sanctions] is going to continue the Shia-Sunni battles, the Persian-Arab battles. Michael Bloomberg battle world thinking
