10 Poorest Cities

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Interesting co-incidence...
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10 Poorest Cities in America
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%

U.S. Census Bureau,
2006 American Community Survey, August 2007

So how come, what caused this?...

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
 
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%

All the cities on that list make sense except for Miami, I thought Miami had a expensive cost of living, alot of people with money and a booming night life?
 
Interesting - Many of these voters also voted for Obama

Most of these welfare recipients have figured out they can vote theirselves money

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic" - Benjamin Franklin

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And then we have the 10 poorest states. All them as red as red can be.

Rank State Median Income
1 Mississippi $35,693
2 Arkansas $37,987
3 West Virginia $39,170
4 Tennessee $40,034
5 South Carolina $41,548
6 Montana $41,587
7 Kentucky $41,828
8 Alabama $42,144
9 North Carolina $42,337
10 Louisiana $42,423


America's wealthiest (and poorest) states - Sep. 16, 2010
 
Um...with exception to Miami...all of these cities were heavily industrial in America pre-financial corruption.
That is it. You can try and say republican/democrat - whatever. :eusa_hand:
The only commonality that matters is that these areas were once manufacturing hubs.
 
Cut of New England and the west coast and things really start to look up. Why don't they get it.

uhhhhhh, maybe i didn't get what you were trying to say but NOT ONE city in New England is on that list!
And there are cities in Ohio, Missouri, Texas and Florida that went Republican in the last presidential election.

The notion of tying poverty to Democratic leadership is pretty damn lame. Especially when you look at the list Mr. Clean provided.
 
And then we have the 10 poorest states. All them as red as red can be.

Rank State Median Income
1 Mississippi $35,693
2 Arkansas $37,987
3 West Virginia $39,170
4 Tennessee $40,034
5 South Carolina $41,548
6 Montana $41,587
7 Kentucky $41,828
8 Alabama $42,144
9 North Carolina $42,337
10 Louisiana $42,423


America's wealthiest (and poorest) states - Sep. 16, 2010

Now rank them in accordance to local inflation and the REAL value of the dollar. You will find that your red state theory is correct in nominal terms only.
 
Cut of New England and the west coast and things really start to look up. Why don't they get it.

Cut out the NE and the WEST coast and the rest of the nation will have to start paying their per capita share of the taxes, too.

Why don't they get that?
 
Cut of New England and the west coast and things really start to look up. Why don't they get it.

Cut out the NE and the WEST coast and the rest of the nation will have to start paying their per capita share of the taxes, too.

Why don't they get that?

Cut out the NE and West Coast and there wont be enough liberals in congress to increase taxes or continue funding the welfare state. Oh why cant we go back to the good ol days when New England was threatening to suceed?
 

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