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One-third of Californians Live Near the Poverty Line. Can Steve Hilton’s Tax Relief Plan Help?

One-third of Californians were living at or near the poverty line in 2024, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California.

The report found that 13.6 million residents were at or near poverty, with the highest poverty rates concentrated in Los Angeles County. Of those, roughly 6.7 million were living below the California Poverty Measure.

For the average family of four, the California Poverty Measure set the poverty threshold at $46,200 a year. That threshold is an estimate of the income needed to afford basic necessities such as housing, food, clothing, and utilities.

Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate for governor, is pointing to the findings as evidence of California’s affordability crisis. In response, he’s promoting a proposal to eliminate state income taxes on the first $150,000 Californians earn.

NEW REPORT: 1 in 3 Californians living in poverty.How dare Newsom and Becerra brag about being the “4th largest economy in the world” as working people struggle to live!We need to put more money in people’s pockets. And it starts with taking less out…your first $150k tax… pic.twitter.com/gCnq0GF7Ia— Steve Hilton (@SteveHiltonx) August 3, 2026

NEW REPORT: 1 in 3 Californians living in poverty.How dare Newsom and Becerra brag about being the “4th largest economy in the world” as........

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