Long Term Democrat Cities?

Question

For Cities that have perpetually have had Democrat mayors, why is there still poverty in overwhelming numbers? Shouldn't those Democrat mayors been able to reform welfare, hunger, healthcare in their cities? They've been in control of just about everything in cities like DC...when are the people going to realize that the Democrats just want to be in power and aren't really helping the people?

BTW - not saying that the GOP would do any better, but when 89% of a city votes Democrat (in this case, DC again), you'd think there would be some kind of Liberal utopia here.

Mentat - so why is it?

I only ask since the GOP is "supposed to repress the poor" and poor people in their cities would be expected... whereas the Dems are supposed to be the party of the common man, the party of lifting the poor out of poverty, yes?

Boss H - I'm flattered that you read all of my questions and responses and understand exactly what my political motivations are. BTW I'm a libertarian, not a dem or a rep.

Steve - I live in the DC suburbs. I'm very familiar with the issues. Maybe next time you're there drive into Northeast or Southeast and see what is beyond the Mall and Georgetown.

Answer 1

Never going to happen, keeping the population poor and un educated only develops the dependent class that is the base of the modern democrat party. As the cities fall deeper and deeper into anarchy it become more and more liberal.

Just as Karl Marx writes in his Communist Manifesto.

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In the formation of their plans, they are conscious of caring chiefly for the interests of the working class, as being the most suffering class. Only from the point of view of being the most suffering class does the proletariat exist for them.

The undeveloped state of the class struggle, as well as their own surroundings, causes Socialists of this kind to consider themselves far superior to all class antagonisms. They want to improve the condition of every member of society, even that of the most favoured. Hence, they habitually appeal to society at large, without the distinction of class; nay, by preference, to the ruling class. For how can people, when once they understand their system, fail to see in it the best possible plan of the best possible state of society?

Hence, they reject all political, and especially all revolutionary action; they wish to attain their ends by peaceful means, necessarily doomed to failure, and by the force of example, to pave the way for the new social Gospel.

They must attack every principle of existing society.

Answer 2

And yet instead,many of the most Democrat Party controlled cities,DC included are our worst cities. Like Detroit which has the distinction yet again of again being the most dangerous city in America. Congrats Dems!!

AD

Answer 3

As anyone who has any ideas is familiar with, because of the fact some extremely prosperous human beings fired all of the employees and moved their factories distant places. The take-over of African-American cities in Michigan is a sham of the wing-nuts working the state. the only objective is to break the lives of the African-individuals living interior the cities they're taking up. that's AFTER Michigan electorate rejected the full "the governor can take over and have destroyed any city he desires to break" regulation that have been till now exceeded. in case you want to be attentive to what's unquestionably occurring, you ought to pay interest over the years.

Answer 4

There’s poverty in all major American cities. That is the nature of big cities. It doesn’t matter whether the mayor is Democratic or Republican.

Most big cities also produce major revenues for the states in which they are located and for the country. Some cities have contended that if they were to keep the tax revenues that their residents send to the federal government, they would indeed be utopias.

Answer 5

Ever been to DC? The people with money live in the suburbs. I like going there. It's one of the nicest places I've traveled to and it is safe for the most part in most of the city. They have a really good Korean place in Fairfax.


also DC has one of the richest suburb areas in the US.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/29/AR2006082901543.html

Come to think of it, your basis may be wrong.

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You're probably right. When I come to DC I do tend to stick to the city near China town and around Fairfax and the University. Those areas are relatively safe. I haven't journeyed into the ghetto yet, and I don't want to. That said, I wouldn't want to go into the ghetto of any city. I just think it's strange that everyone looks at DC like it's a dismal failure when it's really very nice in most areas. But, ya I have to go to the mall when my wife comes....can't be avoided.

Answer 6

It must be President Bushes fault.

Answer 7

Nearly all large cities have this tendency. It's not because of being liberal.

I don't know. Big cities just tend to have lots of poverty. I guess people looking for jobs and housing and can't get it. Or people who lost jobs. Or the fact that city living is expensive.

Answer 8

DC elects crack head democrats who dig crack whores

steve below--fairfax is in virginia not the district

the wealthy 'burbs are either in maryland or virginiaand the wealth around the district is all the pointy headed bureaucrats sucking up tax dollars

Answer 9

while you are at it, maybe you should also point out the fact that poverty in America, over all, has been reduced by 50% since the begining of the so-called "war on poverty".
It has a better track record than the "war on drugs" and "voodoo economics" that your type keeps defending so vehemently.

Answer 10

I have often wondered the same thing.

But I also knew that asking this would either get totally ignored by the liberals or you would be crucified by them.

I'll be curious to see which.