anchor: States like Minnesota and New Jersey spend three times more than California to meet the poor's legal needs, Connecticut and Massachusetts spend more than twice as much, and countries like England, Canada, Australia, Scotland and New Zealand spend anywhere from two to 14 times more proportionately than California, despite the fact that California has the world's sixth largest economy.
positive: Minnesota spends much more than California on legal assistance for the poor.
negative: Minnesota spends much less than California on legal assistance for the poor.