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Report finds more than a third of CA households are struggling to make ends meet (abc7.com)

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A new report from the United Ways of California shows that 35% of households across the state -- more than 3.8 million -- don't earn enough to cover basic living expenses.

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[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

And I bet this is below the national average. Wealthiest country on Earth people. We rock.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Yet Newsome keeps approving PG&E rate hikes for record shareholder profits. We need publicly held utilities and healthcare California should be leading the way but we’re stuck with this corrupt pro corporate clown governor

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 30 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

That's not shocking seeing as most of the country is in the same situation. I genuinely wonder how bad things are gonna get when people can't afford basic shit anymore.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 18 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Uh, I have about 4 months of rent left in my bank, a couple rejection messages from companies kind enough to reply, and desperately gathering scratch from inconsistent under-the-table labor.

I'll let you know.

... Well, as long as I pay my Internet bill ...

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I really hope you manage to get back on your feet somehow. Wishing you the best

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Haha thanks bud. Me too. Just in panic mode.

[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 7 points 20 hours ago

I completely get it since I've seen it first hand recently. My buddy lost his welding job because of the steel tariffs. Thankfully he moved back home and is okay now but not everyone is so lucky...

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 14 points 22 hours ago

no shit son

[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -35 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Might be about time for some change in CA?

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 15 hours ago

I'm so confused. Do you think just because they keep going for democratic president candidates that Democrats are the problem?

I'd be more interested in seeing the governors list.

But setting that aside, the COL should be shown alongside the average income because just COL is disengious and doesn't show the whole picture.

High cost of living is also largely influenced by people's desire to live there. It's very likely that the Democrats are the fucking reason people WANT to be there.

Republicans might lower cost of living but only because everyone starts to fucking leave.

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

are republicans promising to abolish landlords now?

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

What does "abolish landlords" look like in practise? What is that slogan suggesting exactly?

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 1 points 7 hours ago

I haven't seen that used as a motto by a consistent group that might also have a longer explainer.

But, presumably, it would force all rental agreements to be replaced with mortgages. Presumably, hotel/motels could still provide long-term non-mortgage housing, but they have a good amount of regulation and generally provide services currently landlords do not.

Alternatively, it might be non-literal motto that doesn't want to abolish landlords, but rather to more severely regulate them.

[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Keep voting for the same people that your state has had in charge for 30 years, that's definitely going to fix the problems that have been getting worse and worse.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Huh no answer to his question. Funny that...

[+] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -19 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Ok so you missed the point.

Democrats have been in charge for 30+ years. They've been in charge and helped create these problems. Do you think they will fix them?

Republicans didn't get CA into this mess, Democrats did.

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

What a moronic, trolling response. These problems aren't unique to California nor any other state. It's a national issue. If Republicans are the "poverty saviors" like you claim, then why are all the poorest states red states? CA has the 5th largest economy in the world FFS.

I see you're the same "FreedomAdvocate" from that other post where you were arguing that it's imperative that the government lock citizens away in a mental institution without any sort of due process. So much for "freedom," eh? That really highlights what you're really all about, which is spreading right-wing propaganda and disinformation.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 1 hour ago

So with the 5th largest economy in the world, you’re all crying about homelessness and a cost of living crisis and a housing crisis and not enough jobs…..and you think just electing the same people with the same policies over and over again will magically fix the problem? What’s the definition of insanity again?

Are those poorest states in the country also maybe ones that are majority rural?

As for looking through my post history, a few things:

Randomly generated username.
I wasn’t arguing for “no due process” in locking people up, and to say that shows your agenda.
i haven’t spread any “propaganda” or “disinformation”. In fact that was the people I was discussing the issue with, who were saying things like “anyone who misses a rent payment will be locked up indefinitely in a mental health facility” - that’s the very definition of “disinformation”.

So let’s get back on to this topic hey?

Why do you think the democrats will all of a sudden fix the problems? If you don’t, then what possible alternative do you think there is that might be worth a try?

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Still didn't answer the question I see.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You not being able to understand that the question was answered doesn’t mean it wasn’t answered.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Lol

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -1 points 2 hours ago

You: "CA is fucked"

Me: "CA has been run by democrats for 30 years, maybe it's time for a change?"

You: "You think republicans would be better?"

Me: "Democrats have gotten you in this position, so...."

You: "ANSWER THE QUESTION!"

Come on mate, the question has been answered. How do you not see that?

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

You're the one who missed the point.

Landlords and the system that treats housing as a profitable investment is the cause of high costs of living. This happens everywhere in the US. Cities where people want to live in the reddest of the red states have the exact same cost of living problems. Its a fundamental problem that is inherent to for-profit real estate.

Neither party wants to dismantle that system. Your solution is not a solution. High cost of living cannot be solved by switching to the other current political party.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I think you'll find California had a Republican governor 20 years ago, and they couldn't pay their their tax refunds.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

20 years, oh well you showed me. They’re definitely the ones to blame for the current situation. Better keep voting for the current lot, they’ll fix it this time im sure.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

unless your living in a rural area where its LCOL, thinking republicans will change, they wont they will make renting worst. nimbyism and zoning laws are the main issues in cali.