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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Monday, December 5, 2022

California, Texas, and Inequality

For Wednesday, finish Miller.

Census data:

Statistic: Median household income in the United States, by race and Hispanic origin from 1967 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) | Statista
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Poverty












"While the SPM historically has been 0.6 to 1.6 percentage points
higher than the official+, SPM rates fell below official+ for the
first time in 2020. The measures continued to diverge in 2021. The
results of the last 2 years reflect the antipoverty impact of stimulus
payments and tax credits—both of which are excluded from the
definition of money income used in official poverty but are included in the SPM."


"SPM estimates incorporate deductions, such as tax payments, work expenses, and medical costs, ... as well as additions to reflect noncash resource transfers such as housing subsidies and food assistance programs. Thresholds used in the SPM ... are adjusted for geographic differences in the cost of housing."

 ...........................................Texas..........California

Official Rate.........................12.9%...........11.0%

Supplemental Rate................10.4%...........13.2%





Guns in TX




Guns in CA: Miller 237-238


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