dmarc117 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Think this will change with the next census? 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? 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 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBalla Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Ask New Orleans/Louisiana? I don't get it...check out Ray "Chocolate" Nagin -Mayor New Oreans, William Jefferson US REP. in jail, and former Gov. Edwin Edwards, Federal Jail...don't get me started on Sen, Mary Landrieu... :puke: Eveyone of em Dem... except Edwards Edited January 9, 2010 by SuperBalla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common? Eat carrots, drink water, wear deodorant. I think I'm on to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 You ment to ask why poor people aren't revolting against the rich system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) Maybe the same as eight of the top ten wealth centers in the US? (# 1 )Arlington, VA chairman of county board (D) (#3) Naperville, IL Mayor (D) (#4) Alexandria, VA mayor (D) (#6) Irvine, CA mayor (D) (#7) San Francisco Mayor (D) (#8) Scottsdale, AZ mayor (D) (#9) Huntington Beach, CA Mayor (D) (#10) Sunnyvale, CA Mayor (D) Now #2 (Thousand Oaks, CA) and #5 (Stamford CT, Just wrested from the dems last year) ARE republican, but 8 out of 10 isn't bad. What was your point again? Edited January 8, 2010 by cre8tiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Maybe the same as eight of the top ten wealth centers in the US? (# 1 )Arlington, VA chairman of county board (D) (#3) Naperville, IL Mayor (D) (#4) Alexandria, VA mayor (D) (#6) Irvine, CA mayor (D) (#7) San Francisco Mayor (D) (#8) Scottsdale, AZ mayor (D) (#9) Huntington Beach, CA Mayor (D) (#10) Sunnyvale, CA Mayor (D) Now #2 (Thousand Oaks, CA) and #5 (Stamford CT, Just wrested from the dems last year) ARE republican, but 8 out of 10 isn't bad. What was your point again? Wow . . . . I live in naperville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Maybe the same as eight of the top ten wealth centers in the US? (# 1 )Arlington, VA chairman of county board (D) (#3) Naperville, IL Mayor (D) (#4) Alexandria, VA mayor (D) (#6) Irvine, CA mayor (D) (#7) San Francisco Mayor (D) (#8) Scottsdale, AZ mayor (D) (#9) Huntington Beach, CA Mayor (D) (#10) Sunnyvale, CA Mayor (D) Now #2 (Thousand Oaks, CA) and #5 (Stamford CT, Just wrested from the dems last year) ARE republican, but 8 out of 10 isn't bad. What was your point again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Poor people for the most part are poor because they are stupid. Stupid people by their nature do stupid things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm74 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 we should all just vote the incumbent out every election....republican or democrat black or white... This may be the only way to have term limits. I am a conservative thinker and feel this is best.... The central government is too powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaumont Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I for one am now convinced that Detroit would be kicking rear and taking names if it had a GOP mayor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady.hawke Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 we should all just vote the incumbent out every election....republican or democrat black or white... This may be the only way to have term limits. I am a conservative thinker and feel this is best.... The central government is too powerful. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady.hawke Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I for one am now convinced that Detroit would be kicking rear and taking names if it had a GOP mayor. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Maybe the same as eight of the top ten wealth centers in the US? Personally, I think their ranking methodology is screwed up. I'd rather look at something like "median income vs. median house price" where the lowest ratio wins: So, take a look at: 1. Arlington, VA --- $87,350 vs. $589,300 ... you'd have to buy a house for a little more than 6x your income ... 2. Thousand Oaks, CA --- $92,943 vs. $749,900 ... you'd have to buy a house for a little more than 7.5x your income ... 3. Naperville, IL --- $97,077 vs. $416,400 ... about 4.25x your income ... much more reasonable but still a little high... ...then you get to... 20. Cary, NC --- $80,986 vs. $245,400 ... 3.0x ... 22. Plano, TX --- $77,038 vs. $201,500 ... 2.6x ... 32. Centennial, CO --- $82,463 vs. $289,700 ... 3.5x ... 47. Overland Park, KS --- $68,404 vs. $215,500 ... 3.1x ... Other notables: Boston (#50) is nearly 9x New York City (#39) is nearly 11x Honolulu (#23) is nearly 11x Pasedena (#14) is nearly 12x San Francisco (#7) is more than 12x Oakland (#32) is 13x Los Angeles (#28) is 13x Glendale, CA (#17) is about 13.5x Berkeley, CA (#11) is nearly 15x All else being equal, it would seem to me that a family that has to spend 5x - 15x their annual income to have a house is far less likely to ever end up wealthy than someone that has to spend 3x their annual income for a house. Oh, also, those five cities (Naperville, Cary, Plano, Centennial and Overland Park) are the only cities in the top 50 of this list that are not (i) in CA, (ii) in FL, (iii) in NY/NJ, (iv) in MA/CT or (v) in DC-area. Just an observation. Edited January 10, 2010 by muck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 I for one am now convinced that Detroit would be kicking rear and taking names if it had a GOP mayor. would need to lose the unions too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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