Why Mike Bloomberg Is Trash

Where to begin? He enacted racist stop & frisk policies in new york, and proved that he has no respect for or belief in the constitution in the way that he challenged it in the courts. His claims to have done anything to deal with climate change or gun violence are greenwashing when he has donated large sums to help senators opposed to action on climate change and gun violence in his recent past, such as Scott Brown and Linsey Graham. If he were to win, it would open the door to other extremely wealthy individuals attempting to buy themselves elected office up and down the ballot, even further than they already have been. It would further the idea that the United States is an oligarchy, and would further entrench legalised corruption and bribery (let's not forget Bloomberg admitting on the debate stage how he "bought" congress and admitting in private meetings that he bribes politicians (using that exact language)). He would not improve the healthcare system in any way, shape, or form. The american healthcare system is already barbaric, allowing tens of thousands to die every year for lack of care, and many more going bankrupt because of it. It's a health system completely unable to handle systemic shocks like the coronavirus, increasing the risk of a global pandemic. Not only does he not support something as modest as medicare for all, at times he was even oppositional towards the affordable care act. Finally, he is clearly an unrepentant sexist unwilling to listen and learn. We don't know whether he may have committed sexual assault because of the NDA policy at his business, but we do know of his friendship with Donald Trump (someone who has admitted on tape that he has raped women and who has been accused by tens of women of rape) and Jeffrey Epstein.