Candidate Profile: Mike Bloomberg

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By Bill Badour

This is the final part in a weekly series highlighting the Democratic presidential candidates for the 2020 race.

Mike Bloomberg is in favor of:

  • Mandating paper ballots.
  • Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
  • Supporting accountability of charter schools.
  • Imposing government regulations for reducing carbon emissions.
  • Universal background checks and banning assault weapons.
  • Expanding upon the Affordable Care Act.
  • Letting the states decide whether or not to legalize marijuana.
  • Increasing the capital gains tax rate and raising corporate income taxes.
  • Creating special taxes on the wealthy and creating taxes on financial trades.
  • Forming a single national standard for online privacy.

Infographic by Bill Badour