TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

by SamCogar Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:23 am

TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

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

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 a Republican mayor since 1954.

Cincinnati , OH (3rd) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1984.

Cleveland , OH (4th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1989.

Miami , FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor.

St. Louis , MO (6th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1949.

El Paso , TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor.

Milwaukee , WI (8th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1908.

Philadelphia , PA (9th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1952.

Newark , NJ (10th) 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.'

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

by **SheikBen** Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:33 am

Hi Sam,

If you look at the most liberal cities in America, you find Detroit and Cleveland up near the top of the list as well. Berkeley, California, is up there but likely due to the state university there is somewhat insulated from their own policies.

Did you read Drew Carey's interchange with the Cleveland city council? One of the members said that Carey should bring the Price is Right to Cleveland. Carey responded that Cleveland should be the kind of city that businesses want to go to in the first place, such that they don't have to ask.

by Aaron Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:18 am

Cleveland took even more of a hit when King James decided to take his talents elsewhere. The biggest reason he came to that decision is that no other mega-stars were willing to come to Cleveland so even though he's an Northeast Ohio guy-born and raised in Akron-he got out when the getting was good. I'm also sure that the tax structure of Florida vs Ohio (which is better then WV's by the way) didn't hurt his decision any either.

by **SheikBen** Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:10 am

I think "King James" is a dolt but he certainly will be reaping a tax advantage out of his move. Cleveland needs better leaders and better role models. Now that Mr James has taken his talents to South Beach, perhaps they could send their government there, as well.

by **ohio county** Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:05 pm

LeBron James followed Rush Limbaugh's example in escaping to a low-tax (no income tax) state...

His attention to the tax factor shows he is not a dolt Rush Limbaugh notwithstanding.

by Sponsored content

TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

Re: TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

Re: TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

Re: TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

Re: TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!

Re: TEN POOREST CITIES IN THE U.S.A. Unbelievable!