10 Poorest Cities in America

In case you haven’t seen this before, and I’ll bet these figures have dramatically increased since 2006.

VERY INTERESTING ALL THE WAY TO THE END.... 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 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. 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

Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.