The Ten Poorest US Cities... and Why

Reaganite Republican ^ | February 14, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

         
% living 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%

6. St. Louis , MI            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 these top ten cities (pop over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common...?

Detroit, MI hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961.

Buffalo , NY  hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1954.

Cincinnati , OH  hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1984.

Cleveland , OH  hasn't elected a Republican mayor  since 1989.

Miami , FL  has never had a Republican  mayor.

St. Louis , MO  hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1949.

El Paso , TX  has never had a Republican mayor.

Milwaukee , WI  hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1908.

Philadelphia , PA  hasn'telected a Republican mayor since 1952.

Newark , NJ  hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1907.

Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different  results. Yet, it is the poor who habitually elect Democrats...
while they REMAIN PERPETUALLY POOR!

Abraham Lincoln:

"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."

And Mr Obama, you are no Abe Lincoln... 

Reagan either, you fraud

Pookie's Toons   h/t Kirby

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[longtermmemmory]

You are forgetting Miami is a haven for NYC transplants and is a hub for south american illegals. Miami is not a third world country by accident. you have to pitty that part of fl.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’m a de facto NYC transplant, my folks fled the city in the ‘70s with me in utero. Besides, I enjoyed Miami. Thankfully, Southern Florida Hispanics are mostly stalwart Republicans. Contrast that with hellholes elsewhere (like Los Angeles).