Well, things must have gotten a lot better since the last time I looked at the calculations. At the time, I didn't think it was bad for a young single hipster,

Well, things must have gotten a lot better since the last time I looked at the calculations. At the time, I didn't think it was bad for a young single hipster, but when I considered the cost of raising a family (including schooling and health care), there was very little financial advantage to moving to California and a lot of disadvantages. Now that I see how the health care thing plays out South of the border, I'm very happy I stayed. I can't imagine thinking that my family is covered for a certain situation and discovering that the insurance company thinks that disputing a claim is statistically more profitable than paying it.