NEW YORKERS, LET’S TAKE OUR CITY BACK.VOTE FOR BILL THOMPSON, DEMOCRATA GREAT FINANCIAL MANAGER—FOR THE RICHTHE BLOOMBERG SPIN

Mike has taken steps to stabilize New York’s budget by addressing long- standing financial issues.

THE FACTS

Bloomberg's 2008 budget was nearly 45% larger than the last Giuliani budget in 2001. By 2008, Bloomberg had increased operatingexpenditures from $43.6 billion to $65.3 billion, a total increase of 50 percent. Total debt outstanding will be over $100 billion by fiscal year 2012. It was $56 billion when Bloomberg took office. Our local taxes aremore than twice the national average. The tax burden is higher than whenhe took office.

WHAT DID WE GET FOR THE DEBT AND HIGHER TAXES?

Bloomberg gave developers billions of dollars in taxpayer money and“we” got three new sports stadiums that we can’t afford to attend and aton of luxury condos that only the rich can live in.Our streets, subways, bridges and tunnels are in worse shape than whenhe took office.

WHAT DID HE KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?

Many analysts warned of the meltdown well before 2007, He pushed for less regulation. Wall Street made a bundle. The economy collapsed andmany New Yorkers lost their life savings.

BLOOMBERG’S FORTUNE GROWS—OUR INCOMES SHRINK THE BLOOMBERG SPIN

Bloomberg works for a dollar a year and takes the subway to work. He’smade great personal sacrifices for New York.