With the end of Bloomberg's final term coming up; like with Guliani; the idea of revising the term limits law in order to keep a mayor in a time of crisis has come back.
In this economic predicament we seem to have, its good to have a mayor such as Bloomberg many would say. He's wise to the issues and has real experience with Wall Street and the stock market. There is a push to change the term limit law so that new york can have the fiscally most responsible and aware mayor: Micheal Bloomberg. Along with Bloomberg's superior knowledge of the economy and first hand understanding of what is going on, he is seen to many as the best chance for us to pull through this time of economic lull with the least amount of damage.
He has already brought the New York City economy back on its feet at the beginning of his first term following September 11th.
We (NYC voters) have approved the two term limit twice, in 1993 and 1996. Those in opposition to Bloomberg's longer stay say that firstly, he isnt the absolute best choice for mayor but also that there is a bigger issue at hand. Is it democratically responsible to change policy for any kind of crisis? I would answer yes, of course, but many feel this amendment to the law would be to "serve the interests of an incumbent."
A last point to be made for Bloomberg's case is they same as Guliani's when he tried to extend his term several months to oversee the clean up of ground zero. Bloomberg says its a matter of finishing the job.
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Do you really feel it is a matter of finishing the job? I mean I have done some research on Bloomberg and his spending habits, because I am new to NYC and I can honestly say that he is a part of the problem. While yes, he has done some great things for the city an dis a legend in his own right, but at the same time his record of spending has shown that he does not always make wise choices. I feel that maybe a new face could be just what the city needs.
First, you can't compare what Giuliani did to this. Giuliani wanted to SUSPEND the elections, something that's never been done in American history.
That said, I'm not sure Bloomberg's is the kind of experience we need. 911 showed how ridiculously dependent the city was on the financial services industry (Bloomberg's crowd). Maybe he should have weaned us off it in the past 7 years. Maybe we need a mayor who comes from the garment or meatpacking industry instead or--God forbid--a hockey mom or community organizer.
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