Mike Bloomberg may be on his way out. But this week his better angels were at work, and we do well to pay attention. Here are just a few highlights:
* The irresponsibility of Eliot Spitzer. In reaction to a campaign based on putting a bullseye on Wall Street, the mayor pointed out the obvious: It's not helpful to have a candidate targeting for political purposes our leading industry, one whose taxes effectively pay for our cops and firefighters.
* Retroactive pay raises for city workers. Unions representing the city's 300,000 government workers are demanding $7.8 billion in retroactive raises. Bloomberg says "reasonable" raises going forward are fine, but the next mayor must not be bullied into giving in to demands that would hurt our economy and possibly double our already sky-high income taxes.
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* Crime. Though successful policing has brought crime to record lows, the City Council has passed two bills that threaten our safety — one mandating an inspector general to second-guess police, the other opening cops to more lawsuits. Bloomberg vetoed both this week. Even if overridden, he's at least forcing accountability.
* Immigration. Yesterday, the mayor again spoke about how much the city's economy depends on immigrants — who run, for example, nearly half our small businesses and make up half our doctors and surgeons. So while all America will benefit from immigration reform, New York stands to benefit most.
The mayor's wisdom suggests that one of his greatest contributions to New York could be ensuring that the candidates hoping to succeed him aren't allowed to ignore the vital issues he's raised here.
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