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Top Ten Cities (250,000 or more population) with the Highest Poverty Rate
City, State, % People Below 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
The following facts come from an article by Glenn Beck of CNN.
*What do the top ten cities with the highest poverty rate all have in common? *Democrat leadership.*
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.
Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
It is the disadvantaged who habitually elect Democrats - yet remain disadvantaged.
City, State, % People Below 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
The following facts come from an article by Glenn Beck of CNN.
*What do the top ten cities with the highest poverty rate all have in common? *Democrat leadership.*
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.
Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
It is the disadvantaged who habitually elect Democrats - yet remain disadvantaged.