Poverty in California remains highest in US, tied with Louisiana, report says
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People of color, renters and children among most affected, as child poverty more than doubles since 2021

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Poverty in California remains highest in US, tied with Louisiana, report says

A new report shows California has the highest poverty rate in the US, alongside Louisiana, and rates have shown little improvement.

Despite the abundant wealth in the state – more billionaires live in California than anywhere else in the US – in 2024 about 7 million people, or 17.7% of residents, could not afford to cover their basic needs. In 2021, California’s poverty rate reached a historic low of 11%, but as pandemic-era policies came to an end, rates surged in the state and across the US, according to the report from the California Budget and Policy Center released last week.

I’m thinking that this can’t be true, Louisiana? That has some developing world conditions. I looked into it. Of course it’s a POS research and they’re trying their hardest to look like dems if you go to their site. Fuck you Guardian.

The California Policy Center (CPC) is a conservative[2] and libertarian[3] public policy think tank located in California. Based in Tustin, the organization specializes in union policy, pension reform, spending reform, and school choice.[4] CPC was founded in 2010 by Marc Bucher and Edward Ring.[5] It is a member of the State Policy Network, an association of state-based conservative and libertarian think tanks.[6]

CPC has partnered with groups such as Reform California, the Freedom Foundation, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in campaigns to reduce the power of California’s unions.[9][10] CPC has also joined with the Center for Individual Rights to challenge a California law forbidding public employers from speech deterring or discouraging union membership in any way.[11][12] Pension reform

CPC says that California’s employee pension program places strain on the budgets of the state and of local governments.[13] CPC has also analyzed how the state pension “defined benefit” style system and changes in the amount of the benefit have affected the state’s budget liability.[14]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Policy_Center

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Show me the study then.

    I’ll own it if I’m wrong. You can look at my history, I don’t mind being wrong. We’ll all learn something.

    Edit: Did you look at the link? It said the other site changed their name to the one I posted.

    Edit 2: Mother fuckers changed the page after I posted this? WTF is going on.

      • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
        32·
        7 days ago

        Show me the study please (from a reputable source). Even if there’s a paywall. Judging by the fuckery going on, you haven’t proved shit.

        Edit: The link you posted is just them “studying it.” It’s not an official study. It’s filled with charts and shit.

        • Shadow@lemmy.caEnglish
          42·
          7 days ago

          I provided the link that has data, and pointed out that the two orgs are completely different and unrelated. Instead you maintain that they’re somehow the same, while providing no evidence yourself.

          Your cognative dissonance is really something else. I’m out of this thread.

          • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
            32·
            7 days ago

            I added this edit. That’s not a study. The link you posted is just them “studying it.” It’s not an official study. It’s filled with charts and shit.

            • Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              2·
              7 days ago

              The calibudget center one says the increase in poverty is due to adopting more conservative budgetary policies in california, plus the cuts to health care, and budgetary support for families with children, that were implemented by the trump administration, nearly doubling the poverty rate as cost of living steeply rose for people making less than 20k per year. This group was already precarious because of the high cost of housing in california, and these budget, and tax, cuts pushed it over the edge.

              From what I can tell they are taking data directly from the state’s own census data. They are then lining up the timing with the cuts to health care, and other budgetary support, for people in the lowest tax bracket. The outcome is a near perfect reflection. So, yeah, conservative austerity measures increased poverty, that is how it always works, even in california.