Rudy actually cut welfare rolls in NY by nearly 60%
He cut taxes in NY 23 times
He reduced crime by - gasp - locking up the criminals and having the police crack down on crime
Things that would never occur to a liberal to do
Bloomberg is a life long liberal who switched to a Republican so he could run against a weak Dem
"The number of New York City residents receiving public assistance fell to 402,281 last month, the lowest number since December 1964, at the start of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty, and a decline of nearly two-thirds from its peak of nearly 1.2 million in March 1995, officials announced yesterday...."When I came into office, we were going into an economic slump, and most people thought that the welfare rolls would go up," Mr. Bloomberg said yesterday. "The truth of the matter is, they have gone down."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/n...5fb249697bbf65&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
THE BLOOMBERG RECORD: Law Enforcement; New York's Falling Crime Rate Is a Potent Weapon for the Mayor
New York City's police force has fewer officers, less money and more work than it did four years ago. Yet, by almost any measure, the city is safer today than it was before Michael R. Bloomberg became mayor in January 2002.
If that sounds like grist for a campaign commercial, it is. Public safety has emerged as Mr. Bloomberg's not-so-secret weapon as he goes about pressing his case for re-election.
Mr. Bloomberg aggressively wields statistics showing that he not only continued the efforts of Rudolph W. Giuliani, who made crime-fighting a signature issue, but also did so while putting 1,000 officers on antiterrorism duty and avoiding the racial tensions that bedeviled his predecessor. Crime citywide has decreased 20 percent since 2001, outpacing the decline in the nation as a whole, according to F.B.I. data, and polls show widespread support for the mayor's public safety policies.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpa...nce/Times Topics/People/G/Giuliani, Rudolph W.
Mayor Readies $1 Billion Tax Cut
Mayor Bloomberg is planning to unveil a sweeping $1 billion tax cut package today in his State of the City address that would reduce property taxes, eliminate the city sales tax on clothing and footwear, and slash some business taxes.
The proposal, disclosed yesterday by senior officials in the Bloomberg administration, includes a one-year property tax reduction that is expected to decrease New Yorkers' bills by about 5% across the board. The reduction comes about four years after Mr. Bloomberg pushed through an 18.5% property tax increase to deal with the economic downturn that followed the World Trade Center attacks.
Mr. Bloomberg's plan also includes eliminating the city's 4% portion of the sales tax on clothing and shoes, which currently applies to items that cost $110 and more. In addition, it includes a combined $140 million in tax relief next year for unincorporated businesses and for other corporations.
The move to reduce taxes comes as the city's economy is booming, defying the expectations of economists.
http://www.nysun.com/article/46847