see what i meanyour not going to get anything besides "we blame the liberals"A critical takeaway from your article that you are missing is that Cali's poverty rate isn't based on liberal policies. It's because of a few different factors. One of those being the lucrative Hollywood industry. A mega industry like that will involve minimizing labor costs for the sake of profit. That means lower wages for people. This also causes an increase in the cost of housing. You aren't going to see a drastic change in price within a 10 miles of the Malibu neighborhood in cost of housing. That makes the entire city of LA high in standard of living. That also happens to be where a large percentage of total Cali population.There are a LOT of good reasons. One of the best is that you aren't looking at the whole picture.
Fool’s Gold: California Has The Highest Poverty Rate In The United States
According to the Census Bureau, nearly one-fourth (23.8 percent, up from a 20-year low of 12 percent in 2006,) of California's 38-million people live below the poverty line – with Latinos, now the state's single largest ethnic group, bearing the brunt of such deprivation. According to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), at least 6-million households in the state live with incomes below the federal poverty level (about $23,000 for a family of four). Poverty rates are extremely high not only for Latinos, but also African-Americans and those lacking in college diplomas. Reportedly, 5 million Latinos (one-third of their total number) are living in poverty in the state.
When I left Cali in 2005, the state income was so overweighted to soak "the rich" that LITERALLY just 40,000 residents were paying 12% of the total Cali Income tax. Many in the top quintile have fled. Like me for instance.
Another factor is Red states like Tenn are getting huge influxes of Blue state retirees.. Who have fucked up their states so badly, they simply can't afford to retire in them anymore.
I'm not a Republican, but I DO know -- I prefer the lean, efficient, responsible govt in Tenn to the clown circus in the Cali.. You can brag about concentrations of industry and business for a FEW more years, and then the jig is pretty much up.. My small town in Tenn has stolen 4 major companies from Cali since I moved here. And it's so pleasant, some of my neighbors COMMUTE out of state for work, but prefer to live here. We're just fine WITHOUT your concern.
And even tho you have TOO many topics in OP -- the "trickle up" consumer demand stuff simply doesn't work like it use to 20 or 30 years ago. USED to be you give away money to consumers and the factories would rev up, hire folks and create expansion. You do that "trick" now, and the ONLY THING that happens is more Chinese giant freighters arrive in Long Beach with the goods and they go directly to Amazon..
Despite the income inequality in Cali, the tax rates on the wealthy are higher in comparison to other states.
And the far left is only going to blame others and not themselves!
It is the far left way!