1. The largest concentration of the poor is concentrated in large cities in the homeless and ethnic (e.g., black/Hispanic) populations. For decades the socioeconomic condtion of these groups has continued to decline. The Democratic governments have promised in the election perods to address these problems. Yet, the problem only gets worse.

These “poor” groups are in part to blame for their conditon because they routinely vote (over 90%) for the Democrats that have not previouly fulfilled their campaign promises. If the black and Hispanic populations were to rise up and hold the Democrats “accountable” and vote Republican in the next election, or vica versa, just watch how quickly pro-active change would begin to happen.

Secondly, there are differences between liberal (Democratic) and conservative (Republican) economic philososophies, so which party we elect does potentally have economic consequences. One of the most striking examples was Mayor Lindsey that drove New York City to the brink of bankruptcy several decades back. There are cities with Democratic mayors that are run very efficently, e.g., Chicago.

1. The largest concentration of the poor is concentrated in large cities in the homeless and ethnic (e.g., black/Hispanic) populations. For decades the socioeconomic condtion of these groups has continued to decline. The Democratic governments have promised in the election perods to address these problems. Yet, the problem only gets worse.

These “poor” groups are in part to blame for their conditon because they routinely vote (over 90%) for the Democrats that have not previouly fulfilled their coampign promises. If the black and Hispanic populations were to rise up and hold the Democrats “accountable” and vote Republican in the next election, or vica versa, just watch how quickly pro-active change would begin to happen.

Secondly, there are differences between liberal (Democratic) and conservative (Republican) economic philososophies, so which party we elect does potentailly have economic consequences. One of the most striking examples was Mayor Lindsey that drove New York City to the brink of bankruptcy several decades back. There are cities with Democratic mayors that are run very efficently, e.g., Chicago.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Campaign for Human Development used these statistics and cited the U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007

Glen Beck, CNN show host used these sttistics and cites the ranking by percentage of the city’s population below the federal poverty level. The city rankings come from the U.S Census Bureau.