Things kinda suck in California

[Liquid Karma]

Well according it the US Census, every state in the south from NC to TX has a higher poverty rate than CA. The only southern that doesn't is VA.

http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr12-01.pdf

Did you read the linked article from the first post you fucking idiot?

 

[ImTheCaptain]

Did you read the linked article from the first post you fucking idiot?

lol

 

[DeaconCav06]

Hahaha.

That literally has me laughing at my desk for some reason.

 

[WakeandBake]

Obama
Weed
RJ
Mexican'ts

In that order.

don't forget women's studies majors

 

[WakeandBake]

this is hilarious

 

[Biff Tannen]

rj with his typical grand entrance.

 

[94Deac]

Did you read the linked article from the first post you fucking idiot?

Can you clarify what you mean here, Karma? It's a little vague.

 

[Liquid Karma]

Is California the State of Decline?

 

[94Deac]

Is California the State of Decline?

Only until your flight departs.:fu:

 

[Liquid Karma]

Only until your flight departs.:fu:

Well, that happens in about 5 minutes.

 

[Wrangor]

here's a link to the actual underlying census bureau report. http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2014/demo/p60-251.pdf?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The definition of "poverty threshold" under this revised test is:

The mean of the 30th to 36th percentile of expenditures on
food, clothing, shelter, and utilities (FCSU) of consumer units
with exactly two children multiplied by 1.2

If I read this correctly, it says that you are below the poverty level when your income (which includes gov't benefits in this test) is less than what the 33rd percentile (roughly) of consumers spends on food, clothing, shelter, and utilities, times 1.2; adjusted for housing costs and family size and composition.

Does anyone else feel that this way of measuring is (a) somewhat arbitrary - why is it the 30-36th percentile and not the 15th or 40th? and (b) a target that is going to be impacted significantly by what non-poor people are spending? So, under this measure, no matter how objectively well off you are, if 75% of the population spends more than you make on food, clothing, shelter, and utilities, you're poor. Maybe it doesn't speak to how objectively well off the 35%er is, but is more about how consumerist a society he lives in?

Just spitballing on a Friday afternoon.

Mississippi is less poor than California. Yes!

 

[ImTheCaptain]

Well, that happens in about 5 minutes.

that's what she said

 

[Maurice]

Well according it the US Census, every state in the south from NC to TX has a higher poverty rate than CA. The only southern that doesn't is VA.

http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsbr12-01.pdf

Ready, FIRE, aim.

 

[BacktoBack]

Did you read the linked article from the first post you fucking idiot?

This is too good. My first reaction as well.