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.

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.

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
      939·
      4 days ago

      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
        181·
        4 days ago

        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.auEnglish
          19·
          4 days 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:

          1. Randomly generated username.
          2. I wasn’t arguing for “no due process” in locking people up, and to say that shows your agenda.
          3. 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?

        • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
          815·
          4 days 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.

      • Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        101·
        4 days 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.

        • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
          1·
          16 hours ago

          Landlords and the system that treats housing as a profitable investment is the cause of high costs of living.

          And who is in control of, and has been for most of the last 30 years, that system?

          High cost of living cannot be solved by switching to the other current political party.

          And it definitely won’t be solved by continuing to elect the same people who are making it worse. You don’t get change by doing the same thing over and over. By continually voting for them in spite of it getting continually worse, you’re telling them you’re ok with it.

          • Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            1·
            14 hours ago

            And who is in control of, and has been for most of the last 30 years, that system?

            the two party duopoly

            And it definitely won’t be solved by continuing to elect the same people who are making it worse.

            the other people you propose support the exact same policies that make it worse.

            Your solution continues to not be a solution.