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Here are Gini coefficients of OECD nations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._and_transfers
The nation closest to California is Israel at 0.498. And California is also better than Germany at 0.504, Portugal at 0.521 and Italy at 0.534.
That said, looking at that list, Mexico is one step below the US. So perhaps income inequality in Mexico isn't all that bad after all.
Whoever wrote this article does not understand the data they are examining. Gini "coeffecients" are only calculated for OECD countries (and are calculated for US states as well). Those are numbers between 0 and 1. The CIA, World Bank and others calculate their own Gini indexes which are completely different numbers. The link to the World Bank data they provided does not give the number he cited. Here is the World Bank data for Honduras, one of the nations he cited: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator...I?locations=HN
The number as of 2016 is 50, not 0.511. Completely different figures.
You can tell the guy did not pay attention to what he was writing, because he notes that the number for the entire US (0.479) is almost the same as Mexico (0.482). No I am sorry, income inequality in the US is not almost the same as in Mexico.
Thanks for pointing this out. Just another CA hater... and people that fall for it.
What would one expect when the state has an open door to unlimited mass immigration by less-skilled newcomers? The state has also failed to do its job and bring newcomers’ education and skill levels up to the average.
This is an embarrassment! All that welfare and nothing to show for it .
“But but we are the 5th largest economy “
“But but tech companies !”
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Were California a Country It’d be the 17th Most Unequal Nation on Earth, Ahead of Mexico & Guatemala
Californians love sermonizing on the plight of America’s poor and disenfranchised—if only penny-pinching republicans would shell out for a bigger welfare state then all our problems would be solved. Why not build more homes for the homeless, or invest in better education for our kids? The state can solve the problem of poverty, they argue.
And to be fair, they’ve put their money where their mouth is: over the last few decades California has built one of America’s most lavish welfare states. There’s just one problem: it’s not working
Whoever wrote this article does not understand the data they are examining. Gini "coeffecients" are only calculated for OECD countries (and are calculated for US states as well). Those are numbers between 0 and 1. The CIA, World Bank and others calculate their own Gini indexes which are completely different numbers. The link to the World Bank data they provided does not give the number he cited. Here is the World Bank data for Honduras, one of the nations he cited: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator...I?locations=HN
The number as of 2016 is 50, not 0.511. Completely different figures.
You can tell the guy did not pay attention to what he was writing, because he notes that the number for the entire US (0.479) is almost the same as Mexico (0.482). No I am sorry, income inequality in the US is not almost the same as in Mexico.
Here are Gini coefficients of OECD nations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._and_transfers
The nation closest to California is Israel at 0.498. And California is also better than Germany at 0.504, Portugal at 0.521 and Italy at 0.534.
That said, looking at that list, Mexico is one step below the US. So perhaps income inequality in Mexico isn't all that bad after all.
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