10 Poorest Cities in America and how did it happen?
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City, State % of Residents Below the Poverty Level % on Food Stamps |
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1. Detroit , MI |
32.5% 83% |
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2. Buffalo , NY |
29.9% 79% |
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3. Cincinnati , OH |
27.8% 77% |
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4. Cleveland , OH |
27.0% 76% |
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5. Miami , FL |
26.9% 74% |
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6. St. Louis , MO |
26.8% 73% |
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7. El Paso , TX |
26.4% 71% |
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8. Milwaukee , WI |
26.2% 72% |
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9. Philadelphia , PA |
25.1% 74% |
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10. Newark , NJ |
24.2% 75% |
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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…..52 years ago
Buffalo , NY - (2nd) hasn't elected one since 1954…..59 years ago
Cincinnati , OH -(3rd) since 1984…..29 years ago
Cleveland , OH -(4th) since 1989…..24 years ago
Miami , FL - (5th) has neverhad a Republican mayor
St. Louis , MO - (6th) since 1949…..64 years ago
El Paso, TX -(7th) has neverhad a Republican mayor
Milwaukee , WI -(8th) since 1908…..103 years ago
Philadelphia , PA -(9th) since 1952…..61 years ago
Newark , NJ -(10th) since 1907…..104 years ago
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 get poorer every year! They are on the Democrat’s Plantation .