Bloomberg often says, "There are four best jobs in the world, and the first three have been taken: President of the United States, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and President of the World Bank. So I have to settle for fourth, doing the only job left: 'You make a decision in the morning, it takes effect immediately in the afternoon, and you can see the results the next day.'"

That job, naturally, is mayor of New York City.

But Bloomberg did not get carried away by becoming the mayor of New York City. He remained very simple. For example, if he was short of time at work, he would eat hot dogs or hamburgers to save time. Photos of him eating hamburgers or hot dogs in street hamburger shops often appeared in newspapers.

When Bloomberg was the mayor of New York City, he did not use the government bus provided to him. Instead, he spent $52,000 to buy a Chevrolet SUBURBAN. However, even so, he rarely drove the car because of its high fuel consumption. He usually took the New York subway, which was known as the most unsafe in the world, to go to and from get off work.

The mayor rides the world's most unsafe New York subway to and from get off work, without any secretary, government officials or security guards accompanying him, and no citizens even give him their seats. What is he trying to achieve?

It turns out that there are two notorious problems in New York, one of which is traffic strikes. In order to experience and deal with traffic strikes in New York, he insisted on taking the train to work every day. After ten years of hard work, he finally launched a new public transportation plan of "citizens riding bicycles to work" in June 2013, launched the largest public bicycle system in the United States, and took the lead in setting up bicycle rentals and applying for annual passes to ride bicycles to school.

Looking at the mayor of New York and thinking about the situation in the country, Yang Jing sometimes feels a little ashamed.

In addition, Bloomberg's leather shoes are also a topic of conversation across the United States.

As one of the richest men in the United States, his leather shoes directly reflect his simplicity.

A sharp-eyed reporter once noticed that when Bloomberg appeared in public, although his coat was always changing, he almost always wore the same leather shoes. According to Bloomberg spokesman Stu Rosser, Bloomberg only had two pairs of work shoes, which he had worn for a full decade. He rotated them every time and replaced them with new soles if the soles were worn out.

Because they were worn for so long, the trademarks on the two pairs of shoes were worn out without a trace, so that Bloomberg himself could not remember what brand they were. The two pairs of shoes were so old that sometimes even he seemed to think they were too unpresentable. When Bloomberg sat side by side with Michelle and talked, he would subconsciously curl his feet together. This dramatic scene was captured by a quick-eyed photographer, and the fact that he had worn the old shoes for ten years was exposed.

Many Americans were shocked.

However, Bloomberg himself thinks two pairs of shoes are enough. According to people around him, he is extremely frugal by nature, and is very economical in both personal expenses and government finances. For example, when buying coffee, he always emphasizes to the clerk to choose the largest amount for him to avoid waste.

Compared with his frugality, Bloomberg does better in charity than most people in the world.

Bloomberg loves to buy real estate, but he only owns three properties: a waterfront mansion near Bermuda, an apartment in London, and an apartment in downtown Manhattan. This is simply unimaginable for a billionaire with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars. But Bloomberg did it, because more money was donated through the Bloomberg Charitable Foundation.

In 2013 alone, Bloomberg donated $450 million!

How could such a simple and loving tycoon not receive support from the United States?

Of course, if he had only lived a simple life and was keen on charity, he would not have been able to break the historical record of serving three consecutive terms as mayor of New York. The most important thing is that this wealthy man not only lives a simple life and is keen on charity, he can also lead New York out of its predicament and start to take off.

When Bloomberg was the mayor of New York, it was the reconstruction period after the 9/11 incident. New York had a deficit of $6 billion that needed to be filled. Bloomberg said he did not want an annual salary and was willing to come forward to help. He gave up the annual salary of about $2 million as the mayor of New York and only took a symbolic salary of $1 a year. He served as the mayor of New York for twelve years, but he did not take a salary of $24 million, and only took $12.

And he really had his way as mayor. After less than ten years of operation, New York City had a book surplus of $3 billion!

This kind of mayor who can make New York better and better is the fundamental reason why he can win the support of the vast majority of New Yorkers and be re-elected as mayor for three consecutive terms. Of course, his great reputation among the people is also the basis for his running for the US presidency...

Compared to the Twitter president who just took office at the beginning of last year, Bloomberg is much better than the Twitter president in every aspect. Compared to the funny president who only knows how to mess around, Bloomberg is the one who really understands the economy. If the Americans gave him the presidency, perhaps the tension between the United States and China would not be the same as it is now.

Bloomberg was able to govern New York so well and make his Bloomberg News the world's largest information group in just over 30 years. He obviously knows how to run a business. Without the president, the "joint development" approach may not be implemented, but the relationship with China will definitely not be as tense as it is now.

People who understand business know that if you are not absolutely sure that you can defeat your opponent, then you should not confront your opponent. Mutual cooperation to boost the economy is the best way!

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