California Only State Where Personal Income Rose Above Inflation Since Pandemic

California Only State Where Personal Income Rose Above Inflation Since Pandemic
A woman carries Nike shopping bags at the Citadel Outlet mall in Commerce, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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And now for something completely unexpected. Since the pandemic hit in the second quarter of 2020, the only state whose income has risen above inflation has been California, at 0.2 percent. That’s according to a recent study from Pew Research.
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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