Not my downvote btw, corrective upvote actually. I've seen your observation be confirmed in other places besides California sometimes, so I think it's 100% a p

Not my downvote btw, corrective upvote actually. I've seen your observation be confirmed in other places besides California sometimes, so I think it's 100% a problem, I just don't know much about it or how widespread it is across the country. There's probably 1000 other cuts that things are dying from which all add up. If this is the biggest problem holding back the prosperity locally where development was already difficult, there's probably something equivalent in the rural communities where it's not so crowded. When opportunity all recedes at once nationwide, it's got to be due to the sucking sound coming from Washington more than any one local area I would think :)