Abraham Lincoln & Economics

10 Poorest Cities in  America VERY INTERESTING ALL THE WAY TO THE END.... 10 Poorest  Cities in  America and how did it happen 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 electDemocrats .... 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