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jfern
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« on: March 12, 2013, 12:30:13 AM »
« edited: March 12, 2013, 12:32:04 AM by ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ »

California actually has the highest poverty rate if you take into account cost of living. But no, our tax dollars have to go to helping the ungrateful not as poor in other states.

We have 23.5% poverty. DC has 23.2%, but they get screwed even worse than us with the Senate. Florida is 3rd with 19.5%, and doesn't do so well with the US Senate, either.

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/11/californias-poverty-rate-highest-in-us-by-new-federal-measure.html
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jfern
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E: -7.38, S: -8.36

« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 01:20:24 AM »


Right is a subjective consideration. If your priority is ensuring the most representation for the popular will possible then fine. If you desire to check that based of a realization that the popular will can be flawed at times, then it is in fact the best approach.

The flaw is your assumption that the undemocratic representation of the US Senate is somehow better than a good representation. Total nonsense.
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