# Ferrer or Bloomberg?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrer-or-bloomberg/328049>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 26, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrer-or-bloomberg/328049 "2005-10-26T19:53:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrer-or-bloomberg/328049/1 "2005-10-26T19:53:23Z")

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I can’t stand Michael Bloomberg, I feel like he is a mayor for the rich and the rich only. I will probably not vote for him.

However, I don’t know that much about Ferrer either. I feel like he’ll probably be more interested in helping the poor. I feel like the rich don’t need that much help in New York City.

So I was hoping that people here could help me do a little bit of research by debating which of these candidates is best.

Thanks,  
Erek

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrer-or-bloomberg/328049/2 "2005-10-27T21:26:00Z")

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I kind of feel like the city is doing fairly well, considering all that has happened.

He’s stood up to unions and bargained better terms for the city. I consider this very important, because for too long, unions seemed to be the decision makers about how things get run, they shouldn’t be. He got 311 up and going. I think his work with the schools has been very good. Commerce and tourism are strong.

He’s made his mistakes too, West Side Stadium anyone?

I have a very positive take on the way things are, and the way things are going, I credit Bloomberg with that. Ferrer scares the #@%&$ out of me, I see a repeat of the Dinkins years if he gets into office. I have no clue what he’s going to do to improve things, but for me, it doesn’t matter so much, I already know I like what’s going on and am not going to rock the boat.

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrer-or-bloomberg/328049/3 "2005-10-28T00:02:04Z")

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Hmm interesting. What do you think about a fare hike? I heard a rumor that there is an MTA surplus and we’re still getting a fare hike. Do you know anything about that?

Erek

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferrer-or-bloomberg/328049/4 "2005-10-28T01:31:05Z")

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The MTA has a big budget surplus this year, they’re going to have half price fares for a few weekends this holiday season as a little giveback. I think the surplus is supposedly only a temporary real estate tax thing, and it will go away in a couple of years, so they were not scrapping their plans for a fare hike just yet.

I’m not worried about it, there will be a whole lot of discussion about the proposed hike when they go to do it. If there is still a big surplus, they’ll never get the increase approved.