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City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level |
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1. Detroit , MI |
32.5% |
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2. Buffalo , NY |
29.9% |
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3. Cincinnati , OH |
27.8% |
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4. Cleveland , OH |
27.0% |
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5. Miami , FL |
26.9% |
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5. St. Louis , MO |
26.8% |
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7. El Paso , TX |
26.4% |
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8. Milwaukee , WI |
26.2% |
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9. Philadelphia , PA |
25.1% |
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10. Newark , NJ |
24.2% |
Detroit, MI - (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since 1961
Buffalo, NY - (2nd) hasn’t elected a Republican Mayor since 1954
Cincinnati, OH - (3rd) no GOP Mayor since 1984
Cleveland, OH - (4th) no GOP Mayor since 1989
Miami, FL – (5th) has never had a Republican mayor
St. Louis, MO – (6th) no GOP Mayor since 1949
El Paso, TX - (7th) has never had a Republican mayor
Milwaukee , WI - (8th) no GOP Mayor since 1908
Philadelphia, PA - (9th) no Republican Mayor since 1952
Newark, NJ - (10th) no Republican Mayor since 1907.
Einstein once said, ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over 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.”
William Boetcker
Wake up people. 2012 will be our chance to root out failed policy makers and failed history. 2012 is our chance to put America back in the hands of the Free Market, where it belongs, not in the hands of Wall Street Insiders like Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Harry Reid.
Anyone but Obama in 2012 will turn our nation back to prosperity. Communism has never worked. Now you know first hand.
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Wow! Those 10 lines after the list of cities is astounding. I mean it makes sense after a bit of thought, but until today I would never have guessed it to be that extreme. Is there any historical precedent to compare to how today’s media is actively campaigning for and covering up for the policies that then lead to the downfall of the country?
Never ever in El Paso? 100 years for Milwaukee and Newark? I’m guessing that the GOP deserves about as much blame just for being such ineffective campaigners.
Snopes.com says that those are actually quotes from William Boetcker (misattributed to Abraham Lincoln)
Good quotes nonetheless tho…. and very revealing about who is responsible for the destruction / implosion of US cities.
Thanks, BioBob. Duly noted. And while I have your attention: When exactly are we the people going to get rid of the corrupt politicians in Congress? Just wondrin’.
It was the Democrats in the Senate that blocked the current Congress.
Every budget-cut was blocked by Harry Reid and the Democratic Socialist Party.
Tht is correct, Bob!
Can we expand this to the effort of presidents? I think not as we compare the 8 years under Bill Clinton to the 8 years under Republican George W. Bush. You might also look at the 8 years of Ronald Reagan and the 4 years of George H. Bush, Both Republicans. This Republician “efficiency” is mere bull%$#@! JazzLover.