Poverty strikes big cities at opposite ends of Ohio

[OhioChick]

Cincinnati joins Cleveland on list of poorest places in U.S.

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Diane Suchetka and Bill Sloat
Plain Dealer Reporters


When the U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that Cleveland once again was the poorest big city in America, it wasn't the only bad news for Ohio.

Cincinnati is in trouble, too.

Census data shows the Queen City is one of the poorest big cities in the United States, coming in at No. 8.

That makes Ohio the only state with two of the country's 10 most-impoverished cities.

http://www.cleveland.com/poverty/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1157272479255571.xml&coll=2

[DeepModem Mom]

1. The electoral battleground state. Thanks for posting. nt

[OzarkDem]

2. Yet Taft & the GOP

sat on millions in TANF funds - refusing to spend the money to help poor families. They prefer to return the money to Washington DC than spend it.

[Rosemary2205]

3. I have no interest in living in Cincinnati city limits

Once city leadership decided to pander to the thugs, I left.

[Retired AF Dem]

14. Hoepfully you didnt move to Chicago

lots of poverty there.

[WhiteTara]

4. hmm, Ohio must be run by the GOP

even if I were from another planet, it would be easy to spot Piggy controlled states.I hope the people of Ohio fight like hell for their votes because it sounds like they are going under for the third time.

[ShortnFiery]

6. Let's help Ohio turn Blue. eom

[InkAddict]

10. Fight with what?

Our resources have been stripped; education and job training is non-existant for certain groups; money-grubbing communities are forced to appease Wal-Mart's demands for special tax treatments and anti-social benefits for workers while prostituting cheap foreign-produced goods to even poorer Americans. Add to that the fundie appraisal that those that find themselves in the "humble" position to accept the abuses of the administration are somehow unrepentent,lazy, irresponsible, immature, and unworthy in the eyes of God. Paying for the sins of our fathers unto the 7th generation seems to be the set up by these fear-projecting Christians(?). Seems to me Jesus fed the multitude with the sacrifice of someone's fish and loaf thereby empowering belief in the goodness of God in the face of the human condition of hunger (for food, knowledge, and for doing His Father's business privately in everyday life). Where did a lot of us "not get it?

[nascar55]

5. We Need to Work Hard For

A better Ohio. I will Pass this TV ad On to all of you again. It is for Emily Kreider. She is running for the State Senate In the 3rd Dist. Here is Her First TV ad set to start running on Sept. 5th in the Columbus Area. Here is the Link to the Ad. Thinking outside the Box .

http://www.emilykreider.com/

[razors edge]

7. It ain't milk and honey

here in Toledo either. My company is ready to lay off 20% of our union workers next week, Two months early at least.

[ellie]

8. Hi DiktatrW!

Welcome to DU! I live in Toledo too. I'm sorry to hear about your company. Have you seen those heinous Jeff Heitz commercials where he is exhorting Blade union workers to make concessions? Disgusting.

[razors edge]

12. yeh,

I'm in management but every time I see that shit i wannna hit that jerkoff, and there everywhere, History Channel?

[WhiteTara]

9. Good Luck with that

and welcome to DU :hi:

[razors edge]

13. Thanks

BareNaked, have enjoyed reading your posts for years, I don't type worth a s**t so i generally just lurk, but i've been with y'all thru the good and bad. I remember the site getting tied up during election nights etc.

[Ksec]

11. Weve been run by repukes for years

What else would you expect? Ilive a few miles south of the Youngstown area and believe me, we are a depressed area also. Good manufacturing jobs are gone and min wage service sector jobs have partially filled the void. We have loads of working poor here. I used to make a good living in a steel mill in western PA. (Crucible Steel)They closed that mill and 5000 people were thrust into the poverty roles. Nothing has replaced those jobs. Its really sickening whats happening here in this country,and you can blame greedy corporations and the gov which enables them.

[Hubert Flottz]

15. Ohio has been BUSHWHACKED!

Those GOP Kenny Boys will do you in every time!