Posted on 03/23/2012 11:21:57 PM PDT by Mier
10 Poorest Cities in America
VERY INTERESTING ALL THE WAY TO THE END....
AND THAT'S THE "TRUTH"
10 Poorest Cities in America and how did it happen City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level 1. Detroit , MI 32.5% 2. Buffalo , NY 29.9% 3. Cincinnati , OH 27.8% 4. Cleveland , OH 27.0% 5. Miami , FL 26.9% 5. St. Louis , MO 26.8% 7. El Paso , TX 26.4% 8. Milwaukee , WI 26.2% 9. Philadelphia , PA 25.1% 10. Newark , NJ 24.2%
What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?
Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961
Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected one since 1954
Cincinnati, OH -(3rd) since 1984
Cleveland, OH -(4th) since 1989
Miami, FL - (5th) has never had a Republican mayor
St. Louis, MO - (6th) since 1949
El Paso, TX - (7th) has never had a Republican mayor
Milwaukee , WI -(8th) since 1908
Philadelphia, PA -(9th) since 1952
Newark, NJ -(10th) since 1907
Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'
It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats .... yet they are still POOR.
"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves."
Abraham Lincoln
And yet this president and the democrats continues to do the same-------------
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Did Lincoln really speak of “class hatred” back in the 1860s? Do you have a source for these quotes?
it’s not because they haven’t elected a GOP mayor
lots of rich white cities full of pasty libs haven’t either
it’s cause these cities are heavily minority in the city proper
The voting numbers in most liberal cities are often exceed the number of eligible voters.
This information is not current (i.e., in 2009). The rankings may change in the year 2012.
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