Poverty rate in CA is absurd

[HSFBfan]

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-road-map-poverty-report-20180729-story.html?outputType=amp

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

2 minutes ago, HSFBfan said:

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-road-map-poverty-report-20180729-story.html?outputType=amp

Lol why are you so obsessed with CA?

Its really bizarre lol

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

The truth. 

#CostOfLivingInBeautifulWeatherStates

 

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

3 minutes ago, Drummer61 said:

What this does not say is that when the cost of living is factored in,Calf,by FAR has the highest poverty rate..

By the actual measured poverty rate that applies to ALL states, Ca is middle of the pack. 

You get what you pay for. Florida is a poor man's CA. 

[RedZone]

You wing nuts back on CA?

Done with NOLA?

Sheesh....

You were so close to hurting my feelings.

[concha]

I thank God that we have Electoral College.

Could you imagine a purely democratic election where the retards in California actually could swing presidential results?

Look what these fuktards have done to one of the most naturally blessed places on earth...

 

 

https://www.city-journal.org/html/california-economy-16076.html

The Hollowing-Out of the California Dream

 

This is where the left would have us go....

 

California, suggests gubernatorial candidate and environmental activist Michael Shellenberger, is not “the most progressive state” but “the most racist” one. Chapman University reports that 28 percent of California’s blacks are impoverished, compared with 22 percent nationally. Fully one-third of California Latinos—now the state’s largest ethnic group—live in poverty, compared with 21 percent outside the state. Half of Latino households earn under $50,000 annually, which, in a high-cost state, means that they barely make enough to make ends meet. Over two-thirds of non-citizen Latinos, the group most loudly defended by the state’s progressive leadership, live at or below the poverty line, according to a recent United Way study.

Even as incomes soared in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco after 2010, wages for African-Americans and Latinos in the Bay Area declined. The shift of employment from industrial to software industries, as well as the extraordinary presence—as much as 40 percent—of noncitizens in the tech industry, has meant fewer opportunities for assemblers and other blue-collar workers. Many nonwhite Americans labor in the service sector as security guards or janitors, making about $25,000 annually, working for contractors who offer no job security and only limited benefits. In high-priced Silicon Valley, these are essentially poverty wages. Some workers live in their cars, converted garages, or even on the streets, largely ignored by California’s famously enlightened oligarchs.

The Giving Code, which reports on charitable trends among the ultra-rich, found that between 2006 and 2013, 93 percent of all private foundation-giving in Silicon Valley went to causes outside of Silicon Valley. Better to be a whale, or a distressed child in Africa or Central America, than a worker living in his car outside Google headquarters.

African-Americans do far better, in terms of income and homeownership, in places like Dallas-Fort Worth or greater Houston than in socially enlightened locales such as Los Angeles or San Francisco. Houston and Dallas boast black homeownership rates of 40 to 50 percent; in deep blue but much costlier Los Angeles and New York, the rate is about 10 percentage points lower.

Once a model of educational success, California now ranks 36th in the country in educational performance, according to a 2018 Education Weekreport. The state does have a strong sector of “gold and silver” public schools, mostly located in wealthy suburban locations such as Orange County, the interior East Bay, and across the San Francisco Peninsula. But the performance of schools in heavily minority, working-class areas is scandalously poor. The state’s powerful teachers’ union and the Democratic legislature have added $31.2 billion since 2013 in new school funding, but California’s poor students ranked 49th on National Assessment of Education Progress tests. In Silicon Valley, half of local public school students, and barely one in five blacks or Latinos, are proficient in basic math.

High-poverty schools are so poorly run that disruptions from students and administrative interruptions, according to a UCLA study, account for 30 minutes a day of class time. Teachers in these schools often promote “progressive values,” spending much of their time, according to one writer, “discussing community problems and societal inequities.” Other priorities include transgender and other gender-relatededucation, from which parents, in some school districts, cannot opt out. This ideological instruction is doing little for minority youngsters. San Francisco, which the nonprofit journalism site Calmatters refers to as “a progressive enclave and beacon for technological innovation,” also had “the lowest black student achievement of any county in California,” as well as the highest gap between black and white scores.

 California’s economy is clearly weakening, as companies and people move elsewhere. Texas and other states are now experiencing faster GDP growth than the Golden State. Perhaps more telling, the latest BEA numbers suggest that California—which created barely 800 jobs last month—is now experiencing far lower income growth than the national average, and scarcely half that of Texas, Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Missouri, or Florida. Out-migration of skilled and younger workers, reacting to long commutes and high prices, seems to be accelerating, both in Southern California and the Bay Area.

 

 

 

 

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

Thank God for the electoral college. 

Can you imagine the extremely poverty south making decisions for us educated folks?

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-poorest-states-in-america-2014-12

7 out of 10 states are in the poor, red, south. 

#ThankfulForTheElectoralCollege

1. Mississippi

2. New Mexico

3. Louisiana

4.  Georgia

5. Washington D.C.

6.  Kentucky

7. Alabama

8. Arizona

9. South Carolina

10. West Virginia

[concha]

49 minutes ago, HSFBfan said:

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-road-map-poverty-report-20180729-story.html?outputType=amp

 

California is a failing state.  Huge wealth, concentrated in few hands.  Some 40% of the population at or near poverty level.  Schools going (actually gone) to shit. Shit on the streets.

 

Yet what do these fuktards do?

They worry about non-citizens and plastic straws.

And they keep heading left.  It's a sickness.

 

[HSFBfan]

6 minutes ago, concha said:

 

California is a failing state.  Huge wealth, concentrated in few hands.  Some 40% of the population at or near poverty level.  Schools going (actually gone) to shit. Shit on the streets.

 

Yet what do these fuktards do?

They worry about non-citizens and plastic straws.

And they keep heading left.  It's a sickness.

 

I agree. Like I've said many times I dont understand how anyone can listen to a Democrat speak and be like yep I'm going to vote for that person. I really dont understand it....I guess the only way to understand it is to go poor and see the benefits the government gives you for being poor

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

Georgia is a failing state. Been in the top 10 for poverty for the last century.

And what do they continue to do? Vote right!

And talk about CA! LMFAO!

What a failed state. 

[RedZone]

What or Who will angry white wing nut hate on next week?

Stay tuned....

#lmao

[concha]

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

This is who is running GA government lol

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/watch-sacha-baron-cohen-georgia-172713214.html

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stacey-abrams-im-running-governor-200000-debt-191600455.html

GAs next governor! Thank god for the electoral college!

 

[concha]

https://www.laprogressive.com/end-california-poverty-crisis/

California has the highest poverty rate in the nation, with about one-in-five people living in poverty. More California children age 0-5 live in poverty than any other age group — about one-in-four. California is a state of tremendous resources — it has the fifth largest economy in the world — yet it has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the U.S.

California is the epicenter of homelessness in the U.S.; California represents 12 percent of the nation’s population but 25 percent of its homeless population.  An astounding one-half of all people experiencing street homelessness in the U.S. live in California.

 

What a disgrace.

Yet these people keep voting for more and more of the same.

If you go by the liberal media, they are more worried about plastic straws and making illegal aliens welcome than anything else.

Mass mental illness?

Brainwashing in the schools?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

Hes spinnin now!

LMFAO!

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

Here Are The 10 Poorest Areas In Georgia

We’ve reviewed the safest places to live in Georgia, the most dangerous places to live in Georgia, the richest places in Georgia, and now we’re taking a look at the poorest areas in Georgia. I have listed mostly counties, with a mix of a few cities.

Please be aware that when I say ‘poorest,’ by no means am I saying that these are bad places to live! This list is organized according to median household income only. All of these cities and counties are beautiful, with one county on the list home to one of Georgia’s 7 natural wonders!

Without further ado, here are the 10 poorest areas in Georgia…

10. Macon, GA

Josh Lower via flickr

The median household income here is $27,934. Even though it is one of the "poorer" cities in Georgia, Macon is a city full of history and rich in culture.

9. Calhoun, GA

Brent Moore via Flickr

The median household income in this city is $27,860. Calhoun is full of history and adventure with a few Civil War battlegrounds and nature trails to explore.

8. Telfair County, GA

J. Stephen Conn via Flickr

The median household income in Telfair is $27,831. Telfair is another country county that is full of fun, history and beautiful nature!

7. Jefferson, GA

toml1959 via Flickr

In Jefferson, the median household income is $27,703. The city of Jefferson is located in North Georgia and holds less than 10,000 residents.

6. Clay County, GA

zx81basic via Flickr

The median household income in Clay County is $26,420. Clay County is a pretty small county with less than 3,200 residents, as of the 2010 census. It is actually the 5th least populous county in Georgia!

5. Hancock County, GA

mcdaniel0214 via Flickr

The median household income is $26,107 in this county, which was founded in 1793 and named after John Hancock, one of the famous signers on the Declaration of Independence.

4. Stewart County, GA

Soil Science via Flickr

The median household income in Stewart County is $26,010. While this is one of the poorer counties in Georgia, it still holds one of the natural wonders of Georgia, Providence Canyon, also known as the "Little Grand Canyon."

3. Taliaferro County, GA

J. Stephen Conn via Flickr

The median household income here is about 1K less than other counties and cities at $25,807. This small county is the least populous county in Georgia, with its population being 1,717 in 2010.

2. Jenkins County, GA

Dizzy Girl via flickr

Pictured here: Magnolia Springs State Park in Millen, GA. The median household income here is $25,807.

1. Turner County, GA

Carol Vizant via Flickr

The median household income here is $25,407. Although it is the poorest county in Georgia, this iconic peanut statue is the world's largest peanut! The peanut is located in Ashburn. Peanuts were once a major cash crop for Turner County residents.

Do you live in any of these cities and counties? Did any of these surprise you?

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

Are 97 of the nation's 100 poorest counties in red states?

By Louis Jacobson on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 at 5:38 p.m.

 

 

We checked to see whether this meme circulating on social media was accurate.

This map shows the official federal boundaries of Appalachia, a region that accounts for many of the nation's poorest 100 counties.

A meme circulating on Twitter and other social media recently caught our eye. Created by the liberal group Occupy Democrats, it said, "97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states. But tell me again how Republican policies grow the economy?"

This was a variation on a few memes we’ve checked previously -- that nine out of the 10 poorest states are red states (we rated this Mostly True) and that Republican-leaning states get more in federal dollars than they pay in taxes (also Mostly True).

While the meme’s suggestion that "Republican policies" are causing poverty is too subjective a question to be fact-checked, we decided to take a closer look at the set-up to the claim -- that "97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states."

First, we’ll explain our methodology.

To determine the nation’s 100 poorest counties, we downloaded data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. This data covers five years ending in 2012, and includes more than 3,000 counties and county equivalents (such as Louisiana parishes). This data enabled us to rank-order these jurisdictions based on two commonly used measurements -- median income, and percentage of the population in poverty.

As for determining whether a state is "red" or "blue," we decided to define it by whether the state voted for President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in 2012. This means we counted North Carolina and Indiana as red states, since Obama lost them in 2012 after winning them in 2008. (Though either way, the differences would have been marginal.)

So how did the data turn out?

For median income, we found that 95 of the 100 poorest counties were located in red states. Here are the 10 poorest, all of them in red states:

1. Owsley County, Ky.

2. Jefferson County, Miss.

3. Wolfe County, Ky.

4. Brooks County, Texas

5. McCreary County, Ky.

6. Hudspeth County, Texas

7. Hancock County, Tenn.

8. Jackson County, Ky.

9. Clay County, Ky.

10. Holmes County, Miss.

For percentage of residents in poverty, we found that 93 of the 100 poorest counties were in red states.

Here are the 10 with the highest poverty rates, all of them in red states:

1. Shannon County, S.D.

2. Clay County, Ga.

3. East Carroll Parish, La.

4. Sioux County, N.D.

5. Todd County, S.D.

6. Hudspeth County, Texas

7. Holmes County, Miss.

8. Corson County, S.D.

9. Wolfe County, Ky.

10. Humphreys County, Miss.

So there are some differences between the most recent Census data and what the meme said, but they are pretty small. Numerically, we don’t have much to quibble with.

Our bigger question concerns whether it’s significant that a lot of poor counties are located in red states. There’s reason for at least a bit of skepticism.

For starters, the list is dominated by rural areas. Generally speaking, rural areas have a lower cost of living, so the small income you make in a poor, rural Texas county is going to go further than it would if you lived in a poor, urban area like Detroit or Camden, N.J. This raises questions about how comparatively disadvantaged poor Americans are in rural and urban areas.

Also, rural areas are areas where Republicans tend to do well electorally. By contrast, impoverished areas of big cities are big enough population-wise to be balanced by more affluent neighborhoods, and these poor urban areas are often (though not always) in blue states.

It’s also worth pointing out that many of the counties on the list are located in Appalachia, particularly in such states as Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi and Georgia. That’s a region that has suffered economically for generations -- long predating the time when Republicans took over from Democrats in most elected offices.

In Appalachia, "it’s clear there’s a regional problem, born of isolation, geographic and political; exploitation, of timber and coal; and poor education," said Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky.

Finally, there’s an eccentricity that shaped both of the top-100 lists. Each is dominated by three states: Texas, Georgia and Kentucky. What ties together these three states? They have a lot of counties. In fact, these three states rank first, second and third on the list of states that have the most counties. Texas has 254, Georgia 159 and Kentucky 120.

This means that these three states have lots of rural, small-population counties, so they take up a disproportionate share of the spots on these lists. On each list, these three states collectively account for more than 40 percent of the counties listed.

Importantly, each of these three states are red states. If some of the bigger blue states had been sliced into as many counties as Texas, Georgia and Kentucky were, some of those blue-state counties might have been poor and rural, and that could have changed the complexion of the list. As it is, blue states tend to have smaller numbers of counties. New York has 62, California has 57, Washington state has 39, Oregon has 36, New Jersey has 21 and Massachusetts has just 14.

Our ruling

The meme said that "97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states." According to the most recent data, that’s a few percentage points high, but not by much.

However, measuring a county’s lack of affluence this way skews the map of poorest places toward rural states (which tend to be red) and away from big cities (which tend to be blue). This undercuts the simplicity of the meme’s political message.

The statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information, so we rate it Mostly True.

[Blueliner]

I live in Folsom. Very nice. But I travel down to the Bay Area for work on occasion. The homeless problem is outrageous compared to when I grew up there. The problem that I have is that Ca, being the 7th strongest economy in the world, doesn’t take care of its citizens....other than providing government  assistance. Go into Oak or SF, and you have 25 year old millionaires on one side of the street and human excrement on the other. The cost of living in Ca doesn’t discriminate against the rich and poor. It’s a huge problem.

[FolsomPrisonBlues]

10 minutes ago, Blueliner said:

I live in Folsom. Very nice. But I travel down to the Bay Area for work on occasion. The homeless problem is outrageous compared to when I grew up there. The problem that I have is that Ca, being the 7th strongest economy in the world, doesn’t take care of its citizens....other than providing government  assistance. Go into Oak or SF, and you have 25 year old millionaires on one side of the street and human excrement on the other. The cost of living in Ca doesn’t discriminate against the rich and poor. It’s a huge problem.

That's why we both live in Folsom. None of those issues. 

[concha]

1 hour ago, Blueliner said:

I live in Folsom. Very nice. But I travel down to the Bay Area for work on occasion. The homeless problem is outrageous compared to when I grew up there. The problem that I have is that Ca, being the 7th strongest economy in the world, doesn’t take care of its citizens....other than providing government  assistance. Go into Oak or SF, and you have 25 year old millionaires on one side of the street and human excrement on the other. The cost of living in Ca doesn’t discriminate against the rich and poor. It’s a huge problem.

~20% of the population lives in poverty and another ~20% near poverty.

25% of the COUNTRY'S homeless are in California.

The schools have gone from being a shining example for the nation to a disaster.

Sacramento mocks our national laws and sovereignty.

 

So why in the name of Moses' Sweaty Loincloth do Californians keep voting for ever more leftist government? It's like mass mental retardation.

[NorCalRuss]

4 hours ago, concha said:

 

California is a failing state.  Huge wealth, concentrated in few hands.  Some 40% of the population at or near poverty level.  Schools going (actually gone) to shit. Shit on the streets.

 

Yet what do these fuktards do?

They worry about non-citizens and plastic straws.

And they keep heading left.  It's a sickness.

 

Don’t include all Californians. It’s the white tree hugging liberals in big cities and minorities everywhere else that vote Blue. 

 

[concha]

Just now, Drummer61 said:

And has NO state income tax.....

All states are measured by the new poverty measure the Census created.

California is the worst in the nation.