Atlanta leads nation in gap between rich and poor
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the growing income gap in America between the rich and the poor.
Turns out the the gap is larger in Atlanta than in any other big city in America, Reuters reports.
Also making the list is Athens-Clarke County, home of UGA and the Dawgs, which ranked sixth on the list.
Atlanta’s No. 1, followed by New Orleans and Washington, D.C.
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Dave Francis
October 27th, 2011
4:26 pm
Take your complaints to the doors of the Congress, as regards to illegal aliens stealing jobs, by way of collusion of dishonest business owners. Don’t moan about the policies of Sanctuary Cities, Dream Acts or the 6 small amnesties since covertly passed since 1986, unless you are ready to speak up. Then again, if you are incensed about the 20 million foreigners settled in America unlawfully, you can do something now. These migrants and immigrants are depleting the US federal and state treasuries and taxpayers pockets and then make your voice known. Tell the Senators and House Republicans you want Rep. Lamar Smith’s mandatory “Legal Workforce Act as bill H.R. 2885 brought urgently to the House floor. It will reduce illegal immigration nationwide, including your states. Stop the clogged classroom full of children of aliens and sever free health care of these families and empty prisons and jails. The $113 Billion dollars a year, should be going back into your bank account.
ALL AMERICANS AND LEGAL RESIDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO PASS THIS LAW, WHETHER YOU’RE BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, ASIAN OR ANY OTHER RACIAL GENDRE. JOIN THE TEA PARTY AND GET THE ‘LEGAL WORKFORCE ACT’ PASSED.
There is no credence in LEGAL IMMIGRANTS being arrested, as this sort of outright lie is generated from the Liberal and Democratic media. Those with a legal right to be here is completely free from any harassment. Any citizen or legal immigrant is welcome to the TEA PARTY membership, no matter the rhetoric and propaganda from the leftist morons.
ELECTED TEA PARTY FRESHMEN WHO DOESN’T VOTE FOR MANDATORY E-VERIFY IS BEING CAREFULLY WATCHED BY THOUSANDS OF TEA PARTY BRANCHES, THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY. THEY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN IN FUTURE ELECTIONS? THEY HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Our freshman Congressman has done nothing so far this year to advance the cause of E-Verify and driving illegal aliens out of U.S. jobs to open them up for unemployed Americans. This fax tries to focus your Congressman on the most important thing he/she can do right now to fight illegal immigration — co-sponsor the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2885).
WE NEED YOUR U.S. REP SIGNED ONTO H.R. 2885 THIS WEEK
Millions of patriotic Americans getting this Alert have freshman Representatives who supposedly ran for office to do things differently. Many are members of the TEA PARTY and the TENS OF MILLIONS IN THE TEA PARTY REVOLUTION, must urge these individuals to sign on to H.R. 2885.
But until they sign onto the bill and moved out of Judiciary, there is little chance that the House Republican leaders will bring it to the floor for a vote. That means millions of Americans will stay unemployed instead of having a chance at the jobs that will be opened up when this bill throws millions of illegal aliens out of their construction, manufacturing, transportation, service and hospitality jobs.
You can also send a free fax, by going to NumbersUSA or call 202-224-3121 and ask for your U.S. House Representative’s office to urge action in this next session in Congress. The TEA PARTY will not tolerate Sanctuary cities, Dream Acts, another Amnesty or any Immigration Reform that circumvents the law. As far too long the politicians have placed the interests of illegal aliens before its citizens and permanent residents. In additionally we must harass the both parties to build the REAL 2006 SECURE FENCE, an act already passed with no exceptions.
Entering America unlawfully must be prosecuted as a Felony, as currently it’s not even a Criminal offense. Then we will see some radical changes to this impossible plague.
NO COPYRIGHT EVER! DISTRIBUTE TO EVERYBODY TO SAVE AMERICA.
Get Off Your High Horse
October 27th, 2011
5:53 pm
Oh Please! I’ll have all of you know that I graduated with a degree in Public Relations, but graduated in 2008 so couldn’t find a job. I had to take a minimum wage job watching kids in a daycare. Not my dream job but I did it so that I could live. Furthermore, I went back and got my master’s in education, but because education is being cut in Georgia, I haven’t had any luck finding a job as a teacher either. So before you call anyone “lazy” or accuse someone of being playing the “victim”. Why don’t you look at the person taking care of your kids in daycare? They probably have a degree, can’t find a job and sure as hell don’t want to spend their lives changing diapers all day while not being paid worth a crap. I’ve done everything that was required of me, and I will always work my hardest, whether I’m getting paid minimum wage or salary. I don’t expect a handout and neither do most people. Get off your high horses! Just because someone wants a better quality of life and a livable wage doesn’t mean they want the government to do it for them!
tlmack
October 27th, 2011
6:16 pm
Thank God that the wealth of the WICKED is laid up for the JUST!!!!
ATLANTA TO SEATTLE IN2016
October 27th, 2011
6:25 pm
too many poor non educated thugs and hood rats moved here from Detroit,New orleans ,New jersey,New york,Cleveland St louis..ruining Atlanta raising crime,and ruining what was once a brave,progressive,beautiful city turning it into carbon copies of the cities mentioned..thats what wrong with Atlanta its been ghettorized!!
tlmack
October 27th, 2011
6:50 pm
JIM CROW IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL IN MOST WHITE HOMES TODAY. YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT A PERSON OF COLOR IS AFFORDED THE SAME POSITION AS A WHITE MAN WITH THE SAME PAY? ARE YOU REALLY SAYING WE HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF ABE LINCOLN FREED THE SALVES 148 YRS AGO. STOP THE MADDNESS. BLACKS WERE FREED AND FOUGHT ON THE FRONT LINES TO WIN THE WAR, LIKE WE WIN EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU DONT HAVE TO GIVE US ANYTHING, OPEN THE DOOR, ILL GET IT MYSELF. CIVIL RIGHTS, JAMES BROWN!!!!! WHITE AMERICA IS AFRAID OF US. WE DONT HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU KNOW DEEP IN YOUR HEART WE WOULD AND COULD RUN THIS COUNTRY. THATS WHY YOURE SO AFRAID OF OBAMA, HE WILL WIN AGAIN,BECAUSE WHO GOD ORDAIN TO BE IIN POWER, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE. TRY AN KILL THIS ONE, YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE POWER!!!
Lone Lost Soldier
October 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
This is so epic; it shows how far we have come as a civilized nation. The United States as it currently stands is very far behind in trying to get people to reason with each other, understand each other and appreciate the essence of living as one race. The two most important words that should be placed upon every individual lips should be the words:
Communication and Compromise
Not the words, Blacks, Whites, Mexicans or whatever race. Creating harmony for all should be the most important thing in this world today. For all the racial comments that exist in people who are in fact truly racist, you can only pray for them as they will surely have their day. People are born every day and people die every day, your day will surely come. There is no if’s and buts’ about it, it happens, there is no way around that. I would just like to know one thing, why these individuals think that the United States was meant solely for them. That tells me that these individuals lack something in the brain. How any normal person who is white would could claim the United States as their original home. They were sent here as outcasts from England (criminals; as a matter of fact very bad criminals); they had no clue of North America (this is why it is such a shame to have Columbus Day as a holiday and thanksgiving) I won’t even go there (massacre of the Indians); what the hell did he do? That wasn’t already done before-hand. History as it is told in its current format is not true, and those who wish to believe in that are truly out of touch. It is so amazing that history isn’t told the way it should be, that the Native Americans Indians (who are still mistreated) and Mexican Americans (who are still mistreated) were in fact the very first ones here in North America. To those racists who wish to declare the United States for themselves, let’s go back into history and begin with how the United States became as it is today.
First off, let mention to the individuals who think that this country is theirs and theirs only, answer this question:
Who was here first?
Native Americans
Mexicans or
The Superior race (White People)
If one paid any attention to the question and the format, they will come up with the answer and present it to the AJC. It is very upsetting that after leaving the State of Georgia as a young man to discover answers from around the world (20 something years ago) to see that this type of attitude still exist in Georgia and other surrounding Cities. It is very unfortunately as we approach year 2012 that such racism still exist in this country and in this world. Taking a piece from Michael Jackson (RIP)….we should all take a look into the mirror…..and if you don’t like what you see……and if you wish to make the world a better place…….then you got to make that change (White, Black or whatever color you may be). It has to happen NOW!! Forget all this hate, all this crime against each other, it is not important. Believe in yourself, you will feel so much better ……CHANGE!!
STOP HATE
STOP CRIME
LOVE ONE ANOTHER, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT COLOR YOU ARE
MY BLOOD IS RED
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BLOOD?
COMMUNICATE/COMPROMISE
IT IS THE THING TO DO, NOW. NOT TOMMORROW, BUT NOW. STOP HATING; LOVE ONE ANOTHER PEOPLE….PLEASE…..PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!
A story from a lone lost soldier, who wish to return to the State of Georgia, without the hate that exist among its people (White, Black, Mexican) we are all people.
RG
#1!!
October 27th, 2011
11:20 pm
YeS!!! Atlanta’s number 1 in something!! Break out the champagne and light up the strong stuff!!!! We made it!!!
Terri
October 28th, 2011
7:58 am
It never fails, on every GA blog the racist show their ugly little heads. The blog could simply be about a cooking recipe and true to GA form, someone will spin the topic into minorities this minorities that. GTF up folks, their are real people hurting out there, placed in a position that they would never imagined they would be in, of course we have the blood suckers too, and of course we have the greedy busienesses, just stop! There is plenty of room for blame, but why waste that time, let’s find fair solutions
mac240
October 28th, 2011
8:32 pm
Atlanta will look like Detroit in ten years!