This Can't Be True??!!??

Poverty in Our Cities

City, State, and % 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


This quote was at the end of the email. I like it a lot (sorry, I know it's wrong to quote without checking resources but it's late).


"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