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 one since 1954
Cincinnati, OH - (3rd)...
since 1984
Cleveland, OH - (4th)...
since 1989
Miami, FL - (5th)
has neverhad 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
