California’s life costs give it the highest poverty of the nation

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Last year’s presidential election stressed, especially the Democrats that Life costs were a major result factorS

Inflation increased sharply during Joe Biden’s presidency, and the voter’s anger about rising prices working against Vice President Kamala Harris campaign to inherit him in the White House.

Not surprisingly, therefore, when California’s legislation opened its session in 2025, its dominant Democrats said they would Focus on domestication of the notorious high costs of the state For homes, fuel, utilities and other needs of modern life.

Thehe The session ended last week and as it happened in case the Census Bureau reported that California once again has the highest “additional” poverty in the country When the cost of living is included in the calculations for a period of three years.

California’s coefficient, 17.7%, means that nearly 7 million of its inhabitants are impoverished, with 5 percentage points higher than the national rate and linked to Louisiana. The lowest frequency is 6.7% in Maine.

California’s face is also 2.3 percentage points higher than it was in the previous three-year calculation of the Census Bureau, which means that the cost of living to income is increasing significantly.

The situation is even more gloomy in a A report last month from the Institute of Public Policy in California and the Stanford Poverty and Inequality Center.

Using a methodology similar to that of the Census Bureau, they estimate that 16.9% of Californians were affected by poverty in 2023 and another 17.9% were almost poor. This translates to 13.2 million Californians who are struggling to place roofs over their heads, the food of the masses, the fuel in their cars and the electricity in their appliances and lighting.

Los Angeles County, which has about 25% of the state population, has the highest poverty rate of each county, 19.9%. Poverty in the central coast area is almost as high at 19.3%, while Sacramento has the lowest percentage of the state, 13%.

Another point of poverty data in California has been found in the newly adopted state budget. She declares that 14.9 million Californians are recorded in Medi-Cal, The State Health Program for the Poor.

So, it may be wondering that the session of the legislature in 2025 has made promises to reduce life costs?

Legislative leaders claim some success.

“We went big,” a spokesman of the installation Robert Rivassaid in a Summary of the work of the sessionS “We have achieved results. We have achieved historical progress – for homes, for energy, for climate, for healthcare and for human rights. And this progress is something that each of us can be proud of.

“And until our work has finished fixing the California housing system, this year scored a turning point in California’s residential history,” Rivas continued. “Today, we have also advanced the most significant energy package for years. We have undergone measures that will deliver real reliefs for the families of their electricity bills. We have taken action to stabilize gas supplies to prevent shock prices – while maintaining health and environmental protection.”

By facilitating what was repressing gasoline refineries and sanctioning more oil production, legislators and governor Gavin Newo say that they are avoiding a supply crisis of gasoline, which can send the costs that rise to zero emission economy. Two refineries already have announced closing plansAnd Shevron rejected hints that he could abandon his refinery at Richmond.

From Integration of the California Electric Metail With those of other Western countries, according to selected employees, the shortage of electricity will be mitigated.

By reducing obstacles to housing development, they say, the higher levels of construction will moderate the increase in housing rents and prices.

Whether any of these legislative efforts actually decreases, or at least stabilizes the cost of life for Californians, will not be known for months or even years. Meanwhile, the high poverty rate in California will continue to be civil distress.

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