What do these cities have in common?

Interesting........ 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% 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. 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 .................and Mr. Obama, you are no Abe Lincoln We are the strong of the world, yet we let the weak of the world be contained by those they vote for. We are given the task by God to go into the cities and help the poor, witness through our acts of good deeds, and give them hope that they can be lifted up from the circumstances that bind them. City Government for years have done nothing to improve the poor circumstances they are voted in to protect. They do not want to. They know that as soon as the poor are educated, have jobs, and believe in God for these things the votes will be changed. The democratic party has lived for years on the votes from the urban area. Obama got the poor to support him through the same promises, but has done nothing for them yet.....How easy it would be to change this, but city politicians will not support anything that will help these areas. Deuteronomy 24:15 Pay him his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and is counting on it. Otherwise he may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. We need to get them ways to work and become proud again. Give, give, give only keeps them poor and beholding to the government. All men need to feel a worth and be able to take care of their love ones just like we were given that power. Amen, Amen, Amen!