Bloomberg for President?

theprestige said:
Is Bloomberg actually a moderate, though? He's running as not-Trump, but if he takes office he'll be President Bloomberg. What kind of president would he be? Does his time as mayor of New York give any clues? Would his undoubtedly extensive business interests around the world color his executive decisions?
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At least he would not be a crude, ignorant bigot with real emotional issues....
 
theprestige said:
Is Bloomberg actually a moderate, though? He's running as not-Trump, but if he takes office he'll be President Bloomberg. What kind of president would he be? Does his time as mayor of New York give any clues? Would his undoubtedly extensive business interests around the world color his executive decisions?
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Don't know much about the fella. From what I understand, he was pretty moderate as mayor, and doesn't use the word "socialism" in a positive light.

As for business interests, yeah, that's a problem, but by comparison, not so much. I'll bet he releases his tax return, even though he is being audited.
 
From what I gather, Bloomberg is mostly known for his nannying tendencies. Remember the soda ban? He's a big defender of stop and frisk, which he mostly defended by saying, its good for black people even if they don't realize it(until 2019.) A quick look at his wiki page suggests that there is plenty to dislike but probably more if you are a conservative than a liberal/progressive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg

Bloomberg has expressed a distaste for taxes, stating, "Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them, so they're a necessary evil."
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That's probably the accurate thing I've heard a candidate say about taxes in a while.
 
ahhell said:
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That's probably the accurate thing I've heard a candidate say about taxes in a while.
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Bloomberg wants to pay more taxes.
The tax code is also worsening inequality. We tax income from stocks and bonds at a much lower rate than income from work. We allow great wealth to pass from generation to generation with little or no tax due. And we provide countless loopholes that corporations and the rich exploit to reduce their taxes even more.

The tax plan I released on Saturday confronts these issues head-on. It reverses the Republican tax cuts for high-income individuals. It adds a 5 percent surtax on income over $5 million a year, bringing the top tax rate to 44.6 percent. It raises the corporate tax rate to 28 percent, from 21 percent, which is still competitive with other developed countries. It strengthens the minimum corporate tax on foreign income, to stop companies from moving profits overseas. And it closes loopholes that companies and individuals exploit to avoid paying taxes.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/opinion/mike-bloomberg-tax-2020.html
 
dudalb said:
It's interesting that Bloomburg is building his political organization completely outside the usual Democratic party networks...
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Maybe a wise move, seeing imo, before all jump all over this, but I still think Bernie was shut out last time around cuz everyone knew Hillary would win... wait....
 
theprestige said:
Is Bloomberg actually a moderate, though? He's running as not-Trump, but if he takes office he'll be President Bloomberg. What kind of president would he be?
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- Better than the current one
- Less likely to be countered at every turn by a Mitch O'Connell congress than Bernie would.
 
Mike Bloomberg is paying "influencers" to make him seem cool.

The Bloomberg campaign has quietly begun a campaign on Tribe, a “branded content marketplace” that connects social-media influencers with the brands that want to advertise to their followers, to pitch influencers on creating content highlighting why they love the former New York City mayor—for a price.

For a fixed $150 fee, the Bloomberg campaign is pitching micro-influencers—someone who has from 1,000 to 100,000 followers, in industry parlance—to create original content “that tells us why Mike Bloomberg is the electable candidate who can rise above the fray, work across the aisle so ALL Americans feel heard & respected.”

“Are you sick of the chaos & infighting overshadowing the issues that matter most to us? Please express your thoughts verbally or for still image posts please overlay text about why you support Mike,” the campaign copy tells would-be Bloomberg stans under the heading “Content We’d Love From You,” asking influencers to “Show+Tell why Mike is the candidate who can change our country for the better, state why YOU think he’s a great candidate.”
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:sdl:
 
The article says it better than I would:

But the notion that one of the richest people on the planet is paying micro-influencers in exchange for authentic-seeming endorsements from Instagrammers risks giving off what might be described as a Monty Burns-entering-a-film-festival vibe.
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You know who else is using a multi-pronged approach? Zip Recruiter. I'm serious, they are the best. I found my ideal candidate using Zip Recruiter in only a couple of days, whereas my last search with those other websites took months and we had to fire the guy eventually.
 
carlitos said:
You know who else is using a multi-pronged approach? Zip Recruiter. I'm serious, they are the best. I found my ideal candidate using Zip Recruiter in only a couple of days, whereas my last search with those other websites took months and we had to fire the guy eventually.
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Not sure what your point is.
 
Belz... said:
Not sure what your point is.
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I'm just giving you my honest, unbiased opinion. I find this much easier to do since I started taking BrainForce Plus®. People reading my posts here know that I would only ever say what's on my mind, and now my mind is clearer than ever thanks to BrainForce Plus®.
 
carlitos said:
I'm just giving you my honest, unbiased opinion. I find this much easier to do since I started taking BrainForce Plus®. People reading my posts here know that I would only ever say what's on my mind, and now my mind is clearer than ever thanks to BrainForce Plus®.
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If your goal was to confuse me further, I have to give it to you, it worked! :D
 
carlitos said:
Loose = your pants are too big
Lose = you did not win

/sorry
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Just want to say, totally legit pedantry, my grammar, spelling ect is ****, oddly I have an enormous vocabulary, I just can't spell any of those words.

This is in sharp contrast to the needless correction regarding there being more than one primary.

Now back to the OP. Is there really any point to running attack ads against trump? His negatives are pretty much worn on his sleeves. He might actually be able to kill some one on Broadway and not lose any support.
 
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ahhell said:
Just want to say, totally legit pedantry, my grammar, spelling ect is ****, oddly I have an enormous vocabulary, I just can't spell any of those words.

This is in sharp contrast to the needless correction regarding there being more than one primary.

Now back to the OP. Is there really any point to running attack ads against trump? His negatives are pretty much worn on his sleeves. He might actually be able to kill some one on Broadway and not lose any support.
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His idiocy must be mocked, and laughed at.
To the TrumpSuckers, the appeal is in how he "owns" us smarty-pants liberals.
Make him an object of ridicule, and his support will become less ardent.

Running negative ads about his lies, and his record, will have little positive value- and may even benefit his chances.
 
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