The Ten Poorest US Cities... and Why

Reaganite Republican ^ | February 14, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[justlurking]

And Abraham Lincoln didn't say any of those things:

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lincoln/prosperity.asp

Hint: it was Rev. William John Henry Boetcker.

[justlurking]

However, Lincoln did say:

That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.

- Reply to New York Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association (21 March 1864)

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

Near the bottom of the page, you'll also find a list of mis-attributed quotes that includes the ones you posted.

[pgkdan]

Are you sure? I got an email saying it was Andy Rooney. Then I got one saying it was Jay Leno. ;)

[MichaelCorleone]

-—You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.-—

This is a good one for anyone who seriously wants to bring their kids up right.

Just my opinion of course.

[justlurking]

Do a reply-all, and you'll get one from yourself.

Then you can say that you wrote it. :-)

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Actually....the poverty figures for these top 10 cities prove that Free Trade and Free Trade Communism does not work

The majority of these cities are either on the border (Canada, Mexico), or, are cities with or near major ports.

If Free Trade Communism “works”, as the Free Trade Communists claim....these cities should be the least poverty-stricken.

So much for NAFTA and Free Trade with Communist China working.

[lp boonie]

“...the poverty figures for these top 10 cities prove that Free Trade and Free Trade Communism does not work”
_______________________
Free Trade Communism? I think its because most of them have NFL teams, proving what a drag a pro football team is on the economy. Same logic.

[bigbob]

I don’t care who said ‘em, these are good guidelines by which to make public policy decisions. They are the backbone of Conservatism.

[Reaganite Republican]

Thanks Lurker- duly noted on my site

[Mr. Silverback]

Bump!

[GOP_Party_Animal]

LOL!

[BenKenobi]

[quote]
Actually....the poverty figures for these top 10 cities prove that Free Trade and Free Trade Communism does not work
[/quote]

Which is why El Paso is there and San Diego is not? Horse hockey. Most trade, even in towns close to the border is domestic.

[Paul Ross]

aBump!

[hosepipe]

Good thread... excellent questions..

[Hop A Long Cassidy]

>>>The majority of these cities are either on the border (Canada, Mexico), or, are cities with or near major ports.

Here’s an even better “post hoc, ergo propter hoc”:

The majority of these cities’ names occur in the first half of the alphabet.

Finding causality is a real B****.

[stompk]

holy crap !

[N3WBI3]

Yea, as if the highest major city (San Jose) would be democrat run... Or wait it has been for decades..

Finding causality is a real B****, for both sides!

It’s more appropriate to look at the majority of those as Rust belt and ask why? certainly local leadership has a lot to do with it but so does the flight of industry. And that has to do with over-regulation from the dems and free trade sellout from the republicans.

[Reaganite Republican]

When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland... our mayor was Dennis Kucinich

‘Nuff said

[fieldmarshaldj]

That has been circulated many times and the “facts” about Republican Mayors has many errors. One example, Miami has had GOP Mayors and both the City & County Mayors are Republicans at present.