I have the greatest of admiration for any business still afloat in the Peoples Republic of California.
I was offerred a very lucrative contract with a very stable company to do some drilling in CA; after looking at it hard, I opted out.
The labor stuff was insane
Insurance was insane
Reporting on people’s race and crap was insane
Environmental stuff was insane.
My in-house lawyer (who is hardly a pussy) said he’d quit before dealing with that stuff.
I would have employed 100+ workers at six figures each, plus 20 or so office help, 30 or so shop people at solid wages, plus all sorts of support people and vendors.
No f-—g way CA.