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10、321.Americas emblemstands for great strengthand long life.With that in mind,lets talk retirement.THIS INTERVIEW WAS EDITED FOR LENGTH AND CLARITY.PHOTO:VICTORIA WILL|?FROM THE EDITOR?|?A TALK WITH MICHAEL BLOOMBERGSusan Goldberg:Roughly two-thirds of people will live in cities by 20 5 0.There are 3
11、1 cities now that are considered megacities,with 1 0 million people or more;by 20 3 0 there ll be 4 1 cities of that size.Why are people flocking to cities?Michael Bloomberg:The marketplace is clearly saying this is where we want to be.Big cities provide culture;they can be much more cosmopolitan an
12、d give you a faster pace of life.It s not for everybody;some people want a different pace,and there s nothing wrong with that.I had the governor of Montana sitting right here yesterdaythe whole population WHY CITIES ARE LEADING THE WAYAs New York Citys mayor from 2002 to 2013,Michael Bloomberg pushe
13、d sus-tainability.Now 75,the businessman and philan-thropist has co-authored a book,Climate of Hope,in which he says that“cities,businesses,and citizens can save the planet.”Although I was an editor at Bloomberg News for several years,I hadnt talked in depth with its outspoken founder until we sat d
14、own for this interview.of the state is about a million people.I mean,that s smaller than the Bronx!The beauty of the world is diversity.The beauty of America is basically we get along.There s lots of places in the world where diversity is not exactly tolerated.SG:I have an off-the-wall question.Say
15、your doctor tells you that you have developed life-threatening allergies to New York,London,and Boston,but your mental health is dependent on living in a big city.Where would you go?MB:Well,one of the things to consider is suicide.SG:No,no,no!That s not a good answer.Laughs.MB:If I could speak Turki
16、sh,Istanbul.If I could speak Japanese,Tokyo.If I could speak German,Berlin.If I could speak French,I d think about Paris,but Paris is a little bit small.SG:What made you name those spots?MB:Cosmopolitan cities.Istanbul really is.Tokyo is less so but excitingthere s just so much going on.In Berlin everything is open;if you re a prude,you shouldn t go there.But to me,New York has got everything you want.Far and away the best government job in the whole worldif you know how to use itis the mayor of
