I am not sure why Tom Robbins feels like he always needs to make reference to the Mayors wealth. On Jan 8, 2008 he wrote an article “The richest joke is on us” Do you have $ envy?

I wrote a this letter to the editor I just got through reading this article and while I normally don’t find the need to write to the editor with my feelings about something I read, I did feel particularly compelled to do so today. This article made nine references to his great wealth and I am not certain that that benefited anyone other than its author, who clearly seems frustrated with the fact that Bloomberg has made a lot of money for himself. Yes Michael Bloomberg is wealthy; as a matter of fact he is one of the wealthiest individuals in the nation. So what! Is that grounds for being a bad president? He earned his money, he did not come from a wealthy family and inherit a fortune; he came from a middle class upbringing and built one of the largest media companies in the world. Bloomberg has done great things with his money philanthropically speaking. He is in the top 10 largest contributors to philanthropy in the United States. I am not wealthy, that being said I like the idea of having a president who is a billionaire. There is a big difference between being rich and being a billionaire. Anybody can get lucky and make millions of dollars, but when you’re talking billions, you need to be more then lucky you need to be brilliant. I think Michael Bloomberg fits that profile. He may not be charismatic, he may not be a good public speaker, he may not have the same views on the war as you or I do, but he can run a this country like business; something we have desperately needed to do for years. He could become the first President without an agenda that is guided by corporate America and what’s best for there golden parachutes. We don’t need to worry about Bloomberg taking bribes and kickbacks. Bloomberg has demonstrated his ability to run NYC like a business and I think given the opportunity to do so he would do great things for this country.

I guess what I am trying to say is yes with money comes power and sometimes privilege…nothing new in that statement, so I am not sure why this article needed to be written about it in you paper. Did you need to fill up space? If Tom Robbins wanted to write about Bloomberg being a poor choice as a candidate for president, well that’s his opinion and I can accept that, but to make the crux of the article about Bloomberg’s wealth and the fact that as a result of such wealth he can make a last minute run for president makes no sense to me. Anyone can run for president, you still need the great people of this nation to vote for you and it take more then money to get that.

I am not sure why Tom Robbins feels like he always needs to make reference to the Mayors wealth. On Jan 8, 2008 he wrote an article “The richest joke is on us” Do you have $ envy?

I wrote a this letter to the editor I just got through reading this article and while I normally don’t find the need to write to the editor with my feelings about something I read, I did feel particularly compelled to do so today. This article made nine references to his great wealth and I am not certain that that benefited anyone other than its author, who clearly seems frustrated with the fact that Bloomberg has made a lot of money for himself. Yes Michael Bloomberg is wealthy; as a matter of fact he is one of the wealthiest individuals in the nation. So what! Is that grounds for being a bad president? He earned his money, he did not come from a wealthy family and inherit a fortune; he came from a middle class upbringing and built one of the largest media companies in the world. Bloomberg has done great things with his money philanthropically speaking. He is in the top 10 largest contributors to philanthropy in the United States. I am not wealthy, that being said I like the idea of having a president who is a billionaire. There is a big difference between being rich and being a billionaire. Anybody can get lucky and make millions of dollars, but when you’re talking billions, you need to be more then lucky you need to be brilliant. I think Michael Bloomberg fits that profile. He may not be charismatic, he may not be a good public speaker, he may not have the same views on the war as you or I do, but he can run a this country like business; something we have desperately needed to do for years. He could become the first President without an agenda that is guided by corporate America and what’s best for there golden parachutes. We don’t need to worry about Bloomberg taking bribes and kickbacks. Bloomberg has demonstrated his ability to run NYC like a business and I think given the opportunity to do so he would do great things for this country.

I guess what I am trying to say is yes with money comes power and sometimes privilege…nothing new in that statement, so I am not sure why this article needed to be written about it in you paper. Did you need to fill up space? If Tom Robbins wanted to write about Bloomberg being a poor choice as a candidate for president, well that’s his opinion and I can accept that, but to make the crux of the article about Bloomberg’s wealth and the fact that as a result of such wealth he can make a last minute run for president makes no sense to me. Anyone can run for president, you still need the great people of this nation to vote for you and it take more then money to get that.