California Has the Nation's Worst Poverty Rate, New Census Data Shows

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[–]Trucker_Joe 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (30 children)

Isn't it interesting how places that are dominated by people that preach equality have the most inequality. Visit LA and San Francisco sometime if you need to see it for yourself, lots of extremely rich leftists and a shitload of poor and homeless.

For more extreme examples of inequality the far left creates look to North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, China, Russia. These were the places that were supposed to have equality through communism/socialism yet turned out to have rampant poverty while the ruling class and the elitist class are wealthy.

If there's one thing I learned about the modern left is all that matters is what you say you're gonna do and what you say will happen, but the actual historical results mean absolutely nothing even if they've proven to be disastrous time and time again. It will always be different the next time around, it will finally work this time. Insanity.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (26 children)

For more extreme examples of inequality the far left creates look to North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, China, Russia.

I'm not so sure about lumping Cuba in with the rest. They have legit healthcare, and infact export doctors. They bounce back from hurricanes better than anyone else.

Their main economic problem is the embargo imposed on them, for the crime of Independence from the global hegemon.

[–]Trucker_Joe 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (21 children)

The state salary is a whopping $20 per month in Cuba. Keep swallowing that kool aid comrade.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (20 children)

The avg income metric is only useful if there is a significantly different cost of living. Like a $100k salary is barely making ends meet if you live in SF.

Also, who estimated the income? The hegemon with the embargo?

[–]Trucker_Joe 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (19 children)

Lol commies always blame the US for all their failures, it's beyond pathetic.

Like a $100k salary is barely making ends meet if you live in SF.

Ask anyone making $100k in SF if they'd trade that to live in Cuba for $20 a month LOL

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

Lived in the Bay Area for years. My argument is legit.

There's an reason that the US has wanted to reconquer Cuba, and it isn't to liberate the local people.

Bro, don't fall for their propaganda.

[–]Trucker_Joe 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (13 children)

Your argument is legit? Your argument is disconnected from reality. You have people risking their lives on banana boats to flee the oppression and poverty in Cuba and you act like someone making $100k in San Fran is somehow comparable? You don't realize how stupid that sounds?

Sounds like you fell for Castro's propaganda and you don't even live in Cuba, shame.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (12 children)

You don't realize how stupid that sounds?

It only sounds stupid if everything you think you know about Cuba was seeded into your brain by the MSM programming.

[–]Trucker_Joe 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

You know a lot of the MSM tries to sugarcoat that backwards oppressive authoritarian nation like what you're attempting. Why not try listening to people that actually lived there and risked their lives to escape, you know the ones that can actually speak freely without having to worry about getting locked up for not kissing the Cuban governments ass.

Cuba doesn't even have a real media, just state propaganda that you're unironically regurgitating. At least the US media can criticize and investigate officials and government, go try that in Cuba.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

just lol at a USA MSM loving shill hating on propaganda

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Why not try listening to people that actually lived there and risked their lives to escape, you know the ones that can actually speak freely without having to worry about getting locked up for not kissing the Cuban governments ass.

Who escaped, and what did they have to say?

Cuba doesn't even have a real media, just state propaganda that you're unironically regurgitating.

The US has corporate/private propaganda. That you're unironically regurgitating.

What exactly has Cuba specifically done that you find so offensive?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

stop sabotaging socialist countries and they would shit on usa

[–]Trucker_Joe 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Socialism is self sabotage, it fails on its own every time.

Even the Chinese communists ditched their disastrous socialist economics for capitalism. Only Cuba and North Korea are still clinging hard to such a failed system.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

(((capitalism))) vs (((marxism))))

tho socialism existed before marx and is a good thing

[–]Trucker_Joe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

socialism is beyond moronic and out of touch with human nature, it's usually only espoused by jealous losers that can't compete in the marketplace from either being too lazy or too stupid

[–]YOSUCKMYDICKRABBI 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

Nigga they driving cars and trucks from 1950 stfu dumbass nigga. They also starving in the countryside. Ignorant ass nigga stop practicing having an informed opinion. Go back to hell kike.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

they driving cars and trucks from 1950

Because the embargo includes automobiles, and they don't have their own auto industry.

Cuba was a US colony before that, so the US exported vehicles to Cuba. Until the 60s.

[–]YOSUCKMYDICKRABBI 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

NIGGA IF THEY WEREN"T POOR AS SHIT !!!! THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS FROM THE 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s and 2010s from ANY PART OF THE WORLD NOT NAMED AMERICA !!! SHIT YOU IS DUMB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Are you familiar with the meaning of the term "embargo"?

[–]Assfuck 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

People go to those states to get help, not a good argument.

[–]Trucker_Joe 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

My argument still stands. LA and SF has lots of extremely rich leftists and a shitload of poor and homeless. Why aren't these preachy leftists practicing their equality and wealth distribution thing? Why are they allowing all the homeless to stay that way?

"California has the highest number of unsheltered homeless.1 Nearly 69 percent of the homeless population in California is estimated to be on the street." "Unsheltered homeless are also far less likely to receive treatment for mental illness or urgent health issues."

Why aren't these filthy rich leftists building shelters to help? Instead they're buying their million dollar mansions and driving in their luxury cars, wearing designer, drinking thousand dollar wines, acting smug and smelling their own farts

[–]Assfuck 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think the state secretly knows about overpopulation but can't do anything without sounding racist with their own doing. Just look at pictures from the 70's when it was 2 billion people, instead of 7 billion like now. People had all the resources in the world. Now people fight over minimum wage jobs bc we have almost 4x as many people on the same resources. A billionaire could spend all his money but it only buys resources, so he'd pay 10x as much for the same resource halfway through theoretically, could be 2x or 100x. But that means the consumers also pay 2x-100x the price. SO any product of that resource would be highly inflated.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

They mention Minnesota is the state with the lowest poverty rate, and then Iowa is listed on the chart with a lower rate.

IDK if that's significant, but it doesn't look good...

[–]Snow 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's the state I most dislike.

[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

♫ California! Its nice to the homeless ♫ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2zGFXaPn0o

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's right, they've abandoned the Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the central valley and don't deserve their vote. It's fake progressivism all the way up.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Just tell Mitch to vote on the minimum wage law passed by Congress pass Medicare for all and the green new deal and there will be far less poor. You can prove me wrong but I don't think you will. These folks are poor because the world's 5th largest economy has not caught up to pay that's needed here. Easy fix you just need to have the balls to fix it. Unlike trumpster who has really little ones that can't be used for much more then rigging the game against America. And spending hundreds of millions golfing at his own resort. All while lining his own pockets he is such a pig. CA is going to fix this give them time after all they had a republican movie star an Republican asterity for almost a generation that is ending as you read this, really if you want change then vote Bernie you can't go wrong with right. Notmeus. Exciting times but you know it's only half ass liberals still in charge. We aim to fix that. Best fight of my lifetime. Makes me so proud of America. No middle ground ever again. We are not servants to the rich. They are servants to the people. Tax them and tax their wealth and make America great for the first time since FDR. Wages are not tax let us join unions and sit on boards of industry's and right for fair pay. You can't put this right to bed with the same lie any more. Poverty is everywhere in every town and city and farm. It would be addressed and will be like it or not.

[–]D1ckTater 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

💩💩/10

Only two out of ten turds, you can do better, commie.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Nice, bet your ass puckered. Comrad. Join us, you know we are right.

[–]RatherSmallPotato 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'd need a lobotomy to overlook all the rationalization flaws though.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Mcalm down

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Will see how that holds up in ten years.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

gets even worse?