CA Current Status

Thomas Del Beccaro, former Chairman of the California Republican Party, describing the current status of his state for Forbes:

California has the highest income taxes in the country, the highest gas taxes, the most regulations of any state and – surprise – the fourth-highest unemployment rate (which, as every serious person knows, is understated). The latter is a real feat when you consider California’s natural resources – including oil reserves which could easily be a big part of the answer to many of California’s economic and budget problem (sic). 

NIMBY ... precious CA environmentalists don't like those ugly, icky oil derricks and pumps. They'd rather oil was produced somewhere far away; North Dakota sounds about right.