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Mike Shellenberger
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New US Census data show California is #1 in poverty:

- High: California, 18%
- Medium: Alabama, 14%
- Low: Iowa, 7%

7M people live in poverty in California

Reason is high cost of living

census.gov/library/public…
Why is it so important to consider the cost of living when measuring poverty?

Just imagine how different it is to live on (US median income) of $61,000/year in Alabama vs. California

Background

politifact.com/california/sta…
Time for action

forbes.com/sites/michaels…
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Calif. Gov. @GavinNewsom

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Elise Gould
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In this morning's release on income, poverty, and health insurance for 2018, the Census Bureau data reveal that income growth once again slowed significantly in 2018.
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Household income growth significantly slowed again in 2018, following a marked deceleration in 2017. While any reduction in poverty or increase in income is a step in the right direction, most families have just barely made up the ground lost over the past decade.
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Income growth slows significantly again in 2018.

Median household incomes rose only 0.9% in 2018, compared with 1.8% in 2017. In 2016 and 2015, median household incomes grew much faster, at 3.1% and 5.1%, respectively.

Look at this significant slowdown!
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Kristina Killgrove
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This rant is long. I apologize but listening to Kamala Harris tonight made me realize what a dire situation #California and AND America is in. So here goes. RANT BEGINS:
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Victoria Brownworth
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Folks keep asking if they can help me financially with my medical bills.
I keep saying I don't want to do that until I must.
In this thread, folks argue that $100k isn't much of a salary.
Actually it's 8x the poverty level, which I live at.
Please give your money to poor people.
And again, I'm not asking for anyone's help right now as I know it's a one-off.
I am just speaking up for poor people who have no access.
Women are most likely to be living in #poverty in America.
And millions of us are in #medicalbankruptcy.
These are just things to remember.
The majority of minimum wage workers are women.
My investigation into who the actual working class and working poor are here.
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