California kids’ economic health is ranked near last in U.S.

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 20, 2015 | Jill Tucker

[artichokegrower]

California was just one Mississippi away from dead last in a new national ranking of the economic well-being of children, an indicator of poverty and financial instability of families.

Despite a reinvigorated economy, millions of California families are still digging out from the 2008 recession, with wages for many failing to keep up with the cost of living, according to the 2015 Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation released Tuesday.

[artichokegrower]

“It’s a story about rising inequality in the state.”

As Democratic politicians rapidly transform California into a third world nation this will be solved. All Californians will be living in poverty.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

California has a certain demographic that tends to drag the averages down.

[C. Edmund Wright]

I thought all that vegan gluten free homosexual sprout eating skate boarding stuff was making people so so so healthy! /s

[Gaffer]

The quandary about why can be answered with the answer to this question, “How many illegal aliens reside in California?”

[DaxtonBrown]

Time to raise the minimum wage to $20. That will solve the problem. For sure.

[Will88]

The “Golden State” after a few decades of uncontrolled illegal immigration.

[Da Coyote]

Ah, combine liberalism with Mexico and there, you have it...Mexifornia...only barely above Mississippi.

[A CA Guy]

Because in California about two thirds are illegals or anchor babies. That is total failure of immigration policy, a burden that we pay and it is totally F’ing the state up more.

[Hojczyk]

Must have been a great place to live in the 1950’s…

[P.O.E.]

It’s a mystery. /s

[skeeter]

“It’s a story about rising inequality in the state.”

Its the great thing about unlimited illegal immigration - the struggle for "social justice" is self perpetuating and will NEVER end.

Job security for progressives.

[Texas Eagle]

Who the hell is running California? Sarah Palin? Trey Gowdy? The Tea Party?

Wait. I live here. I should know the answer to this question.

[Flintlock]

Mehhiccans!
Mehhiccans!!

MEHHICCANS!!!!!

We neeeeeeeeeeed more Mehhiccans!!!

[Texas Eagle]

California was just one Mississippi away from dead last in a new national ranking of the economic well-being of children...

Wow. Pretty jocular opening to what one would think would be a fairly series revelation.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

“It’s a story about rising inequality in the state.”

As one great politician said, Liberals would rather the poor were poorer provided that the rich were less rich. That is playing out in the Once Golden State right before our eyes.

[varyouga]

And this is no doubt the RICHEST state in natural resources and good weather.

As the saying goes: if you put the ‘rats in charge of the Sahara, there would soon be no sand!

[Blue Collar Christian]

“California has a certain demographic that tends to drag the averages down.”

Yes, a Democrat majority. And THAT is why they are trying to support such a large portion of illegal immigrants.

[smokingfrog]

[artichokegrower]

In addition, in June, California will start offering health insurance to immigrant children living in the state illegally, which means for the first time it’s possible to reach a 100 percent insured rate, she said.
Wouldn't this be like that Greek guy pushing the rock up the mountain only to have it roll back again. How can you achieve 100% when more children flood across the border each day?

[arthurus]

California's population has a lărge proportion of wetbacks. Wetbacks are not terribly prosperous in general. A large proportion of wetbacks live on government assistance where the wealth accrued from government programs is not counted when calculating their economic health.