Okay Smarty Pants. The correct term is "Cut the Muster," not "Cut the Mustard." Look it up. In the process you will actually learn something.
Some 11.8% of people in California live at the "poverty level." The nationwide average is 12.3%. Mississippi has the largest percent of residents living at the poverty level, 19.6%. California's poor have access to more safety net money than many other states.