CA is the poorest state in the nation (cost, money, government)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
High taxes and high cost of living make for a huge number of poor people.
---------------
California has been the poorest state in the nation under the vastly more sophisticated “supplemental” poverty measure since the alternative statistic was created (Mississippi is poorest under the old measure). It’s not even really that close: Florida has the second highest rate, at 18.7 percent.
If someone is single or has a roommate in a studio apartment it is only slightly more than other places.
If someone wants to buy a house or rent a house in a populated area with mild weather near the coast and has a large family it is extremely, extremely expensive.
The most affordable grocery stores I have seen are in California. Lots of discount stores also with lots of big bargains.
There are affordable areas in California with Midwestern and Southern cost of living before the sky-high taxes but they tend to be in areas that have extremely hot summers so the utilities are extremely high.
States with very high cost of living tend to not be much more if one is single or DINK couple.
If someone is single or has a roommate in a studio apartment it is only slightly more than other places.
If someone wants to buy a house or rent a house in a populated area with mild weather near the coast and has a large family it is extremely, extremely expensive.
The most affordable grocery stores I have seen are in California. Lots of discount stores also with lots of big bargains.
There are affordable areas in California with Midwestern and Southern cost of living before the sky-high taxes but they tend to be in areas that have extremely hot summers so the utilities are extremely high.
States with very high cost of living tend to not be much more if one is single or DINK couple.
It's beyond them . . . they have no idea what they are talking about.
Spent part of August in Oakland on business and the homeless are EVERYWHERE under every overpass. Unbelievable really.
I was at the downtown Hilton and they had to keep the front doors locked to keep the homeless from coming in setting up in hallways.
So pathetic.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.