Re:California Can Expect Blackouts for a Decade, Says PG&E CEO
by dmode on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:08PM
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That’s right. It is a supplemental measure impacted by housing costs. Which in turn is driven by unprecedented economic growth and NIMBY population. But is very different than poor people not having access to healthcare, food, schools etc
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Re:California Can Expect Blackouts for a Decade, Says PG&E CEO
by rayiner on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:28PM
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For a lower-income household, housing is a major driver of the budget, and people will sacrifice things like food and healthcare in order to pay the rent. So measuring housing costs relative to salaries is a critical component of measuring poverty. The supplemental poverty measure, moreover, does take into account things like access to food, childcare, etc.