California poverty rate now highest in US, congratulations Jerry Brown

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11/19/12, “Shocking California poverty rate now highest in the nation, worse than D.C. and Florida,” UK Daily Mail  

“New California rate is 23.5 percent — up from 16.3 percent

"Higher than D.C. and Florida, at 23.2 and 19.5 respectively 

"State’s extreme cost of living one factor driving poverty upward” 

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