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'''Michael Rubens Bloomberg''' (born 14 February, 1942 in New York City) is a businessman, philanthropist, funder of Bloomberg L.P., and current Mayor of [[New York City]]. Even though he was a life-long registered [[Democrat]], Michael Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor as a [[Republican]] in 2001 due in large part to the support of popular outgoing mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], and was reelected to a second term in 2005. Michael Bloomberg is also one of the richest people in the world according to ''Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion. Michael Bloomberg is currently divorced and has 2 children.
'''Michael Rubens Bloomberg''' (born 14 February, 1942 in New York City) is a businessman, philanthropist, funder of Bloomberg L.P., and current Mayor of [[New York City]]. Even though he was a life-long registered [[Democrat]], Michael Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor as a [[Republican]] in 2001 due in large part to the support of popular outgoing mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], and was reelected to a second term in 2005. Michael Bloomberg is also one of the richest people in the world according to ''Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion. Michael Bloomberg is currently divorced and has 2 children.
Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856</ref> Bloomberg is traditionally known as a fiscal conservative with social liberal tendencies. He is frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate for the [[2008 presidential election]].
==Education==
==Education==
Michael Bloomberg holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. In 2001, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism established the Bloomberg Chair in Journalism with a gift of $1.5 million from Bloomberg L.P.<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/05/bloomberg.html</ref>
Michael Bloomberg holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. In 2001, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism established the Bloomberg Chair in Journalism with a gift of $1.5 million from Bloomberg L.P.<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/05/bloomberg.html</ref>
==Political views and mayorship==
Bloomberg has enforced a strengthened cell-phone ban in city schools. Under Mayor Bloomberg, high school graduation rate in New York City has gone up 18% since he took office. He supports [[abortion]] and [[gay]] marriage. Bloomberg was also the most prominent Republican to oppose President [[George W. Bush]]'s nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court. He is a supporter illegal immigration, saying that New York City would "collapse" if they didn't have illegal aliens. He is against the constitutional right to bear arms and founded the organization "Mayors Against Illegal Guns." After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he introduced a $3 billion tax hike. Critics said he should have cut government spending instead of raising taxes. New York City now has the highest taxes in history. Although he has remained mostly silent on foreign policy, Bloomberg is a supporter of the [[War in Iraq]]. In March, 2007, during a news conference in Staten Island, he said about legislation proposed in Congress calling for a clear timetable for troop withdrawal, "we ask our young men and women to go over and to fight, and if you have a deadline knowing they're pulling out, how can you expect them to defend this country? How can you expect them to go out and put their lives at risk? I just think that's untenable and that this is not a responsible piece of legislation. It is totally separate of how we're conducting the war. It's totally separate of whether we should have been there. The issue that you asked about is plain and simple: Should the Congress pass a law forcing the president to withdraw troops at a given point in time? I think that is not something that is in the country's interest or in the military's interest."
==Presidential aspirations for 2008==
Despite Bloomberg's statements denying any plans, he is often talked about as a potential 2008 independent or Unity08 presidential candidate. Since it's less then 20% of his income, he could throw one billion dollars of his won money into the race.
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