Yeah, and they don't have typhoid, and tent cities.
In fact that is a bit of a false comparison. Have you been to Alabama? I know people from there. You can live on a fraction of the wage, down there. Much cheaper. So while they are clearly poor relative to living in New York, their wage fits them in Alabama.
Now I'm not saying there are no poor. There are poor people everywhere.
The problem with California is, out of all the states, California is the most rich state in the Union. In fact if California was a country, they would be one of the most wealthy in the world.
And yet with all their taxes, and social programs, and public spending, and all the debt they racked up... they have massive tent cities, needles and poop all over the streets, and now Typhoid.
Explain that? If Alabama had all that going on, we would say "well yes, they're poor". What is the excuse for California? Explain?