Report finds more than a third of CA households are struggling to make ends meet
Report finds more than a third of CA households are struggling to make ends meet
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.
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.
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 ...
I really hope you manage to get back on your feet somehow. Wishing you the best
Im not trying to diminish your situation at all but i hope you realize how lucky you are. An enormous number of people ha e probably never had 4 months of rent in their bank account at any one time. I hope everything works out for you and you get back on your feet.
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 neoliberal clown governor. He now has a podcast where he talks to Nazis.
With all the solar Cali should have co-op utilities. Have them run fiber too and we can have community ISPs.
He also approved NEM 3.0 which heavily discourages installing residential solar systems because residents were competing with electric companies, bringing their demand and prices down. PG&E WANTS you to use your electricity as muchbas possible so that they can have more money to continue building and continue raking in profits.
Yes, no fucking shit. This is known. Until something is done it'd be great not to be constantly reminded. This shit needs to be brought to action by our gov and elected officials, which won't happen with the current shit administration.
And I bet this is below the national average. Wealthiest country on Earth people. We rock.
no shit son
Might be about time for some change in CA?
are republicans promising to abolish landlords now?
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.
It’s very likely that the Democrats are the fucking reason people WANT to be there.
More Americans left California between 2023 and 2024 than any other state across the country, according to new data released by the Census Bureau.
The Golden State lost a total of 239,575 residents to other states, the largest net domestic migration loss in the country over the past year. New York, another blue bastion in the country, saw the second-highest loss, losing a total of 120,917 residents between 2023 and 2024.
Guess where they moved to on average?
What has any Southern California Republican done or proposed to lower the cost of living? Southern California has the best and most desirable climate in the entire world. The cost of living there reflects that. The only other places with a similar climate are hard core Muslim theocracies (see Casablanca).
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.
The point is that Democrats have been in charge for 30+ years, and things have been going downhill consistently rather than getting better, so what other option do you have? Just keep voting for the guys who have been in charge while cost of living spiraled and the housing market went insane and homelessness skyrocketed etc? What good is that doing?
