URBAN POVERTY USA: CAUSE AND EFFECT?
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%
6. 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?
Buffalo, NY (2nd, poverty rate: 29.9%) ) hasn’t elected one since 1954;
Cincinnati , OH (3rd, poverty rate: 27.8%) )...since 1984;
Cleveland , OH (4th, poverty rate: 27.0%)...since 1989;
Miami , FL (5th, poverty rate: 26.9%) has never had a Republican mayor;
St. Louis , MO (6th, poverty rate: 26.8%)....since 1949;
El Paso , TX (7th, poverty rate: 26.4%) has never had a Republican mayor;
Milwaukee , WI (8th, poverty rate: 26.2%)...since 1908;
Philadelphia , PA (9th, poverty rate: 25.1%)...since 1952;
Newark , NJ (10th, , poverty rate: 24.2%)...since 1907.
Einstein once said, ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.’
“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
..................and Mr. Obama, you are no Abe Lincoln
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