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   From: alfredstomacker@gmail.com   
      
   On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:54:26 +0000 (UTC), Deranged Pot Smoking AZ   
   TeaFaggot Shooter  wrote:   
      
   >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   
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   >Arizona is now No. 2 in poverty   
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   >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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   >Copyright 2011 Arizona Daily Star. All rights reserved. This material may   
   >not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.   
   Does your misleading BS take into account that most of AZ is a bunch   
   of Latino and Indian that are just the same  as Latino ? How about the   
   millions of illegals ?  How about the fact that about 93% of their   
   warrants for murder are for Latino?   
   Wonder why they have a large amount of people living in poverty ?   
      
   One thing is for sure it is not the working white people living in   
   Mexican poverty . I know I lived there .   
      
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