America's Cities Are Turning Into Poverty Stricken Hell Holes

[Mad Scientist]

I haven't been seeing many threads about an Economic Recovery lately, I wonder why?

24 reasons here:
America The Fallen: 24 Signs That Our Once Proud Cities Are Turning Into Poverty-Stricken Hellholes | Zero Hedge

My appologies to you Atheists for my use of the word "Hell". As you read the article, simply replace the phrase "Hell Hole" with "Shit Hole", which is probably more descriptive anyway.

 

[tjvh]

It's difficult to discuss entitlement programs when two people who milked them for all they are worth repay us by blowing up our fellow citizens in Boston.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Very dramatic and highly exaggerated. We have the most beautiful cities in the world. New York looks fine to me, Atlanta is gorgeous, so is Orlando, Ashville, a very long list of cities - Detroit has been in decline for many years. When our poverty rises to the level of Russian poverty? I'll start worrying. The Russian people are far worse off. Check out VOM for a close up look at how the poor live in Russia. Makes Detroit sound like the Taj Mahal!

 

[tjvh]

Very dramatic and highly exaggerated. We have the most beautiful cities in the world. New York looks fine to me, Atlanta is gorgeous, so is Orlando, Ashville, a very long list of cities - Detroit has been in decline for many years. When our poverty look like the Russian poverty? I'll start worrying. The Russian people are far worse off. Check out VOM for a close up look at how the poor live in Russia. Makes Detroit sound like the Taj Mahal!

Why pick Russia as a comparison comrade?

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Because the Russians are notorious for neglecting and abusing their poor. Don't your remember the story of Ludvilla wearing her mink while visiting the poorest of their poor? Where is PETA when you need them, eh?!!

- Jeremiah

 

[Mad Scientist]

Very dramatic and highly exaggerated. We have the most beautiful cities in the world. New York looks fine to me, Atlanta is gorgeous, so is Orlando, Ashville, a very long list of cities - Detroit has been in decline for many years. When our poverty rises to the level of Russian poverty? I'll start worrying. The Russian people are far worse off. Check out VOM for a close up look at how the poor live in Russia. Makes Detroit sound like the Taj Mahal!

So it's not bad because it's worse in other places?

 

[Mad Scientist]

Have you guys been thanking Vets for all of this "Freedom"?

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Very dramatic and highly exaggerated. We have the most beautiful cities in the world. New York looks fine to me, Atlanta is gorgeous, so is Orlando, Ashville, a very long list of cities - Detroit has been in decline for many years. When our poverty rises to the level of Russian poverty? I'll start worrying. The Russian people are far worse off. Check out VOM for a close up look at how the poor live in Russia. Makes Detroit sound like the Taj Mahal!

So it's not bad because it's worse in other places?

When we catch up to the slums in Russia, China, Somalia, Kenya and the rest of the world I'll worry. As it stands America is a beautiful place to visit. One of the top tourist attractions in the world. That must be killing you, eh? - Jeri

 

[rightwinger]

Its a case where some once great American cities are losing their relevance. It has happened throughout history. Detroit is a prime example of a city that was built on a single industry collapses when that industry falters

Look up any ghost town and see why it became a ghost town

Meanwhile we have great American cities that are still great and cities most people never heard of 20 years ago that are booming

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Have you guys been thanking Vets for all of this "Freedom"?

Hey! We are Americans! Not communists! We never fail to thank our veterans for defending our nation and ensuring our 2nd amendment rights won't be infringed upon like the Russians have done to their own people. ( disarming their citizens ) . Our veterans are the backbone of America! We are proud of them!

 

[Mad Scientist]

Have you guys been thanking Vets for all of this "Freedom"?

Hey! We are Americans! Not communists! We never fail to thank our veterans for defending our nation and ensuring our 2nd amendment rights won't be infringed upon like the Russians have done to their own people. ( disarming their citizens ) . Our veterans are the backbone of America! We are proud of them!

So the US Military Guarding the Heroin Trade in Afghanistan is "the backbone of America? How does that "Defend America"?

 

[Mad Scientist]

Its a case where some once great American cities are losing their relevance. It has happened throughout history. Detroit is a prime example of a city that was built on a single industry collapses when that industry falters

Look up any ghost town and see why it became a ghost town

Meanwhile we have great American cities that are still great and cities most people never heard of 20 years ago that are booming

The difference is that the Ghost Towns being created today are a result of "Free Trade Agreements" and "De-Industrialization".

You should post some threads about these successful cities you speak of!

 

[Sallow]

Very dramatic and highly exaggerated. We have the most beautiful cities in the world. New York looks fine to me, Atlanta is gorgeous, so is Orlando, Ashville, a very long list of cities - Detroit has been in decline for many years. When our poverty rises to the level of Russian poverty? I'll start worrying. The Russian people are far worse off. Check out VOM for a close up look at how the poor live in Russia. Makes Detroit sound like the Taj Mahal!

Some one slip you "reasonable pills" this morning?

 

[tjvh]

Its a case where some once great American cities are losing their relevance. It has happened throughout history. Detroit is a prime example of a city that was built on a single industry collapses when that industry falters

Look up any ghost town and see why it became a ghost town

Meanwhile we have great American cities that are still great and cities most people never heard of 20 years ago that are booming

It's not because they are run by Democrats and have gone broke buying votes with unsustainable entitlement programs... Nope, it couldn't be.

 

[rightwinger]

Its a case where some once great American cities are losing their relevance. It has happened throughout history. Detroit is a prime example of a city that was built on a single industry collapses when that industry falters

Look up any ghost town and see why it became a ghost town

Meanwhile we have great American cities that are still great and cities most people never heard of 20 years ago that are booming

It's not because they are run by Democrats and have gone broke buying votes with unsustainable entitlement programs... Nope, it couldn't be.

You are correct...it is not because they are run by Democrats

The reason is that they were abandoned by capitalists. The Capitalists drained whatever profit they could from that city and then moved on. The result is that the rich leave the city, the middle class move elsewhere and the poor have nowhere else to go

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

I haven't been seeing many threads about an Economic Recovery lately, I wonder why?

A recovery is not necessary if it means the annointed ones socialism has failed. Better to pretend its Bush's fault or the depth of the crash that is at fault. We can never blame the President if 22 million are unemployed because he is the annointed one, a peaceful black liberal who doesn't make us feel quilty about slavery. We are all one as long as Barry is our president!!

 

[MikeK]

It's difficult to discuss entitlement programs when two people who milked them for all they are worth repay us by blowing up our fellow citizens in Boston.

I don't mean to seem like a smart-ass but it is important that the general public understand what entitlement programs are and are not.

Social Security is an entitlement because it is a federally established program which is funded entirely by worker contributions. Therefore its recipients are entitled to the benefits they receive.

Medicare is another entitlement. It, too, is a federally established insurance program devoted to providing medical care to seniors and is funded in part by worker contributions. So its beneficiaries are entitled by virtue of established federal policy to the care they receive.

Welfare is not an entitlement. Nor is any other charitable assistance program which is not established by federal law and funded wholly or in part by specific worker and enrollee contributions.

Simply stated, an entitlement is something which the recipient has a legally established and protected right to expect. A common error occurs when welfare programs are referred to as "entitlements." That error of implicit inclusion tends to stigmatize Social Security and Medicare recipients.

 

[MikeK]

Have you guys been thanking Vets for all of this "Freedom"?

Hey! We are Americans! Not communists! We never fail to thank our veterans for defending our nation and ensuring our 2nd amendment rights won't be infringed upon like the Russians have done to their own people. ( disarming their citizens ) . Our veterans are the backbone of America! We are proud of them!

So the US Military Guarding the Heroin Trade in Afghanistan is "the backbone of America? How does that "Defend America"?

You beat me to it on this one.

I was about to say there aren't too many true defenders left alive and all are in their nineties.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

tends to stigmatize Social Security and Medicare recipients.

it should be stigmatized when you're ripping off other people, of course. Things are hard enough for young people today, the last thing they can afford is to give the retirement generation welfare and SS and free medical care.

 

[MikeK]

Its a case where some once great American cities are losing their relevance. It has happened throughout history. Detroit is a prime example of a city that was built on a single industry collapses when that industry falters

Look up any ghost town and see why it became a ghost town

Meanwhile we have great American cities that are still great and cities most people never heard of 20 years ago that are booming

It's not because they are run by Democrats and have gone broke buying votes with unsustainable entitlement programs... Nope, it couldn't be.

What "entitlement" programs are you referring to?