California has the highest or second highest poverty rate in the country when you account for cost of living. California policies are an absolute disaster for

California has the highest or second highest poverty rate in the country when you account for cost of living. California policies are an absolute disaster for poor people. This is true for most other big cities in blue states as well. Although California and Bay Area are far and away the worst offenders. I live in Seattle. It’s not nearly as bad as the Bay. We’ve made a lot of the same bad decisions. And a handful of better ones. But the trend line is very bad and getting worse.