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It's not about how poor or rich the state is, but what percentage of people live in poverty. The poverty definition used is living for less than 50% of median i
by c2h5oh 9y ago
It's not about how poor or rich the state is, but what percentage of people live in poverty. The poverty definition used is living for less than 50% of median income in the area (in this case state) so it's more of an income inequality measure.
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- prostoalex 9y agoThat seems like a gameable metric. Encourage the 5/10/50/100 highest-income individuals to establish their primary residence someplace else (in this case other state) and things will look very positive comparative-equality-wise.
- Spooky23 9y agoAs the GOP slashes federal spending, you’ll see that.