The liberal nanny state, cuckoo central... and they claim to know how to manage money better and all that crap... but just how do they do when it's liberals across the board in charge?
"throw money" ---- yeah, free college for everyone! That type of attitude and just tossing money and giving away freebies galore, and what happens? Such a shame for such a beautiful state, and for the poor normal people that moved there as a result!
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What's the Matter with California?
This just in from what was once the best state in the Union:
The Left's first, last and only instinct is to throw more money at the problem, but California's already done that. and guess what?Guess which state has the highest poverty rate in the country? Not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia, but California, where nearly one out of five residents is poor. That’s according to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, which factors in the cost of housing, food, utilities and clothing, and which includes noncash government assistance as a form of income.
Given robust job growth and the prosperity generated by several industries, it’s worth asking why California has fallen behind, especially when the state’s per-capita GDP increased approximately twice as much as the U.S. average over the five years ending in 2016 (12.5%, compared with 6.27%).
Rest - https://pjmedia.com/trending/whats-matter-california/It’s not as though California policymakers have neglected to wage war on poverty. Sacramento and local governments have spent massive amounts in the cause. Several state and municipal benefit programs overlap with one another; in some cases, individuals with incomes 200% above the poverty line receive benefits. California state and local governments spent nearly $958 billion from 1992 through 2015 on public welfare programs, including cash-assistance payments, vendor payments and “other public welfare,” according to the Census Bureau. California, with 12% of the American population, is home today to about one in three of the nation’s welfare recipients.
The generous spending, then, has not only failed to decrease poverty; it actually seems to have made it worse.