Poor cities, election, "Don't ask, don't tell"

August 25, 2010

Good day. Probably not for the residents of the ten cities listed below. This is something I took off the web. It may not be accurate but, I think it is. The Einstein quote is accurate. The Abraham Lincoln quote is also an accurate quote.


10 poorest Cities

Poverty in Our Cities.

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%

Source: 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



Two rather bright individuals cannot be all wrong. Perhaps we should try it another way. The two-party system is no longer working. The one-party system never works. The attempts at starting a third or independent party has never resulted in a viable candidate, usually promoting someone that is too far from main stream to matter. It is time to blow it up and start over.

The City of DeKalb runs non-partisan elections. It is rather transparent. Most people that will vote know which candidate is aligned with which party, they just cannot declare for a party. Why don’t we try this approach in all elections? Prevent candidates from declaring for a party while implementing true campaign finance reform. Campaign finance reform will only work if a violation of the finance law results in criminal charges being brought against the candidate, not the designated scapegoat. The criminal charges must carry a mandatory jail sentence if convicted. Implement these changes and politics will improve and a few criminals will rightfully go to jail.

I was thinking about the military rule of “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” Is this really the best solution our government could come up with? It is like the “liar, liar, pants on fire.” concept from our childhood. When I became a man I put away childish things.

Doesn’t the phrase “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” really explain how the entire government and military operates. Plausible deniability and lie. That is how we govern.


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