Maybe construction labor unions don't want to toil during nights, weekends and on holidays. Or government officials want as many people as possible to witness our tax dollars at work. It's a privilege that I hope to repay by making this community a better place to live because, frankly, this state has got plenty of problems. We have too many unresponsive government leaders who are more concerned with getting re-elected or their next public paycheck than about the problems of the working class. Hard-working residents are fleeing to places like Seattle and Las Vegas because they can't afford to live here or make a downpayment on a house.
Crime is rampant.
You still can, although at considerable personal risk. Our cost of living is extraordinarily high, which people mistakenly blame on shipping costs. All of the same problems cited are still around today. The brain drain. The constant threats from crime and a too-high cost of living.