Could Infrastructure Spending Save the Economy? September 24, 2008

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/17/Michael_Bloomberg_on_the_Economy_in_Crisis

Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City and founder of Bloomberg, L.P., suggests that increased spending on infrastructure may help revive the economy.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses a Georgetown audience on the state of the American economic crisis, the steps that should be taken and the steps that have not yet been taken. He characterizes federal responses to date as being akin to "buying an alcoholic a drink."

Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the Mayor of New York City. He was elected mayor in 2001, then reelected to a second term in 2005.

Bloomberg graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, then earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1966. His 1997 autobiography was titled Bloomberg by Bloomberg.

Bloomberg is the founder and former CEO of financial news and data company Bloomberg, L.P.