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Politics : How Quickly Can Obama Totally Destroy the US?
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Subject: Very Revealing Chart






A Tale of Two Cities



 Chicago, IL

 Houston, TX
Population

 2.7 million

 2.15 million
Median HH Income

 $38,600

 $37,000
% African-American

 38.9%

 24%
% Hispanic

 29.9%

 44%
% Asian

 5.5%

 6%
% Non-Hispanic White

 28.7%

 26%



Pretty similar until you compare the following:






 Chicago, IL

 Houston, TX
Concealed Carry gun law

 no

 yes

# of Gun Stores

 0

 184 - Dedicated gun stores plus 1500 - legal places to buy guns- Walmart, K-mart, sporting goods, etc.
Homicides, 2012

 1,806

 207
Homicides per 100K

 38.4

 9.6
Avg. January high temperature (F)

 31

 63



Liberal conclusion: Cold weather causes murder.
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