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   What has poverty got to do with gun ownership   
      
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   Republican Arizona Is No. 2 In Poverty And A Gun Infested, Crime Ridden   
   Shit Hole Full Of Right Wing White Trash - This Is The Future Of America   
   Under The Republican Fascists!   Without Mexican illegals, no work would   
   ever get done in gun infested, poverty stricken Red State shit holes like   
   Arizona, Texas and Florida.   
      
   And some of you morons wonder why sensible rightists in Canada like me   
   avoid right wing American shitholes like the plague!   
      
   21.2 percent rate trails only Right Wing Red State Mississippi's,   
   Census Bureau reports   
      
   Arizona is now No. 2 in poverty   
      
   HOENIX - More than one-fifth of Arizonans live in poverty, a figure higher   
   than anywhere else in the nation except Mississippi.   
      
   Figures Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau show nearly 1.4 million   
   Arizonans in households earning less than the federal poverty level -   
   about 21.2 percent.   
      
   The national figure is approaching 43.6 million, just 14.3 percent.   
      
   That poverty level is based on family size. The Census Bureau uses a   
   threshold for a family of four at $21,954, with adjustments up or down for   
   larger or smaller families.   
      
   The numbers include cash income but not one-time capital gains.   
      
   They also exclude government help such as food stamps. That makes a   
   difference: The Census Bureau figures that if the value of that aid were   
   added to income figures, the number of people nationwide listed as living   
   in poverty would be 3.6 million fewer.   
      
   The new report shows that even with a sluggish national economy, there is   
   an increasing disparity between Arizonans and those living everywhere   
   else.   
      
   In 2007, for example, before the economy tanked, Arizona's poverty rate   
   was 14.3 percent, compared with the national rate of 12.5 percent. That   
   put Arizona at 14th-highest in nation.   
      
   By 2008, the percentage of Arizonans living in poverty rose to 18 percent,   
   while the national figure rose to 13.2 percent. That ranked Arizona   
   fourth-highest in the U.S. And the current 21.2 percent number is   
   approaching a level 1 1/2 times the national average.   
      
   On a separate measurement, the Census Bureau also found the number of   
   Arizonans without insurance is only slightly above the national average,   
   poverty not-withstanding.   
      
   A total of 80.4 percent of Arizonans reported coverage, compared with 83.3   
   percent nationwide.   
      
   One likely reason for the narrowerdisparity is that Arizona has a more   
   inclusive Medicaid program than what most other states offer.   
      
   The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state's Medicaid   
   program, provides free care for anyone in a family below the federal   
   poverty level. And it has nearly free coverage for children in families   
   whose earnings are twice that level.   
      
   Federal Medicaid regulations have much lower income limits, though states   
   are free to set their own higher figures.   
      
   As a result, more than 20 percent of Arizona residents receive care   
   through AHCCCS. The nationwide figure for Medicaid recipients is less than   
   16 percent.   
      
   Children here are particularly hard-hit. The Census Bureau puts the   
   poverty level of those younger than 18 at 31.3 percent, again, second only   
   to Mississippi and tied with the District of Columbia. Nationally, the   
   poverty figure for children is 20.7 percent.   
      
   Among those of working age - 18 through 64 - the state poverty rate is   
   18.4 percent, compared with 12.9 percent nationwide.   
      
   Among those 65 and older in Arizona, the Census Bureau finds 13.8 percent   
   living below the poverty level. For the entire country, the figure is 8.9   
   percent.   
      
   In a prepared statement, President Obama said things could have been worse   
   nationally.   
      
   "Because of the Recovery Act and many other programs providing tax relief   
   and income support to a majority of working families - and especially   
   those most in need - millions of Americans were kept out of poverty last   
   year," the statement said. And the president said the new federal   
   health-insurance law will ensure that more families have coverage.   
      
   A separate study done by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that, on   
   average, Arizonans in the state's population centers earned far less last   
   year than those elsewhere.   
      
   A separate report by the bureau indicates that even among those not living   
   in poverty, Arizonans rate below residents elsewhere.   
      
   The bureau puts per capita personal income nationwide - total income   
   divided by population - at $40,757 for metro areas. Of areas examined by   
   the agency, Mohave County comes the closest, at $35,841.   
      
   For the Phoenix metro area, which is Maricopa and Pinal counties, the   
   figure is $34,282, with Pima County at $33,259, Coconino at $34,111,   
   Yavapai at $28,877 and Yuma at $25,496.   
      
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