text: 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 .
  
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  Minnesota spends much more than California on legal assistance for the poor .