http://www.city-data.com/
Posted on 06/12/2012 7:43:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I better not. It’s from encyclopedia like that begins with a W, and I don’t think FR doesn’t like links to there.
For the last month, I have been getting “Big Valley” free on Dish Network, not sure if it is a permanent thing or not.
Something which struck me as interesting is when reading the short summary of each episode, nearly every one has been very PC. Sort of surprising considering how old it is.
What I am talking about is something like: innocent Mexican, Black, Native American, etc. tortured by group of old west hooligans in a wagon with a confederate flag on it. Ok, no confederate flag but you know what I mean.
Yawn.
These type of sensationalistic articles are meaningless.
These are just statistics that point to a small inner city area infested by BLACK criminals that have absolutely NO IMPACT on the much larger Metroplex.
Whites have long ago moved far away from these areas and avoid them.
Flint, Mich Median income: $22,672??
That is nuts...I was making more than that in the 1980s...
How in hell can these people survive on 1980s wages?
And throw in sky high winter energy bills??
That’s nuts.
Yeah, I’ve heard that DC is pretty far up there. But then, it’s full of politicians. No surprise.
I would too. Michigan has been "shall issue" CCW for over a decade, and the perps know it.
http://www.city-data.com/
Add in a low Tea Party population, and that spells trouble. None of those cities have any significant Tea Party activity to speak of.
Flint, Mich Median income: $22,672
making 1980s wages, it’s almost understandable people are turning to crime.
Amazing that Chicago, with its average of 15-40 shootings over any given weekend, isn’t on this list.
And Republicans are very scarce too.
You forget that most of these people have all their necessities paid for by the taxpayers - food stamps, free medical care, public education for the kiddies (yes, bad education, but it’s free to them), meals for the kiddies at school, paid or subsidized utilities and housing, and even a “free” cell phone.
Now $22,672 isn’t much, but if all your bills are paid, it does allow one to buy some really cool Nikes.
A quick headline search.
“46 Hurt, 8 Killed in Violent Chicago Weekend | NBC Chicago”
I can’t find any murders for Detroit over the weekend.
I wonder if the drop in violent crime has anything to do with the HUGE increase in gun sales. :-)
That is nuts...I was making more than that in the 1980s...
How in hell can these people survive on 1980s wages?
And throw in sky high winter energy bills??
That’s nuts.
You forget that most of these people have all their necessities paid for by the taxpayers - food stamps, free medical care
The employed, people working get all that? wow...
Yes, check out the income levels where benefits kick in and you will be surprised. They also get the earned income tax credit, which is a tax refund for people who don’t pay taxes.
And poverty statistics are calculated using only income; the value of non-cash benefits people receive from taxpayers is not included. So, the next time you hear that “x” percentage of Americans are living in poverty, add to their supposed income all the freebies they get plus any money they make that they don’t report to the IRS. They may be poor by wealthy American standards, but they are not living in abject poverty.
Oh, and don’t forget what they can get from various private charities and.... free government cheese!
There is a common denominator here, all these cities have large Afro-American populations
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