On 05/06/2011 5:29 PM, Billy Joe wrote:
On Jun 1, 9:28 pm, wrote:
10 Poorest Cities in America

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 hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961

Buffalo, NY 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.

Great post. The liberals can do nothing but call names over this one.

It is all the liberals can do, liberal fear begets liberal smear.
Liberals know they are screwing up, just that personal greed and easy
money is more important than America itself.

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Government isn't the solution to the bad economy, it is the problem.