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Huh? Where did that come from? Keep in mind, that there are plenty of "poor" people that work. Hence the term, "the working poor".
Sorry I made a mistake in my statistics.
51.4% of Black males in Buffalo aren't working. That is an astoundingly terrible number, perhaps this explains why no mayoral candidate can get elected if they don't promise more welfare.
Buffalo has nation's highest unemployment rate for black males : Home: The Buffalo News (http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/463808.html - broken link)
51.4% of Black males in Buffalo aren't working. That is an astoundingly terrible number, perhaps this explains why no mayoral candidate can get elected if they don't promise more welfare.
Buffalo has nation's highest unemployment rate for black males : Home: The Buffalo News (http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/463808.html - broken link)
I don't think it about welfare, but about jobs for said community that needs to be put into action. This program would be perfect for a city like Buffalo: Building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty — Green For All People just need to be aware of how to properly attack such issues and to bring about honest and innovative ways to create jobs in the area. So, to say that politicians wouldn't get elected if they don't "promise welfare" sounds silly. Instead of putting one's energy to good use in coming up with something different and tangible, they would rather continue to put the area down and do nothing to bring some legitimate change for the better to an area.
Also, with stats like this, you to keep in mind that they change many times over a year and could include people like college students, 18 year olds in schools and so on. So, some proper perspective is needed when looking at such stats. With that said, i think the program or movement mentioned above could be put to great use in Buffalo.
Buffalo only is #3 in poverty when you only consider cities with more than 250,000 residents, that limits the pool to about 60 cities nationwide. If you consider all cities Buffalo does not even rank in the poorest 100.
I'm sorry, I did forget to mention that it was taken on a weekend. (DEAD downtown weekend) and I also told the people to get out of the way so I could take the picture without having to ask them for permission to use the photo with them in it, just the train But actually, the weekdays on the downtown streets are jam packed with thousands of people, young and older, business men and tourists, all bustling to get to their locations. It is silly that the weekends are so dead compared to the lively weekdays in downtown Buffalo.
interesting to note that the city population increases by more than 47,000 on the average workday according to the census bureau
Buffalo only is #3 in poverty when you only consider cities with more than 250,000 residents, that limits the pool to about 60 cities nationwide. If you consider all cities Buffalo does not even rank in the poorest 100.
Don't MAKE statistics fool you. Why not just state that Buffalo is the 3rd UN-welthiest city in the country. That sounds a whole lot better than 3rd poorest but it still doesn't change reality.
Don't MAKE statistics fool you. Why not just state that Buffalo is the 3rd UN-welthiest city in the country. That sounds a whole lot better than 3rd poorest but it still doesn't change reality.
I heard its easier to find a minimum wage job in the Buffalo area than in other major cities.
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But actually, the weekdays on the downtown streets are jam packed with thousands of people, young and older, business men and tourists, all bustling to get to their locations. It is silly that the weekends are so dead compared to the lively weekdays in downtown Buffalo. 
