"And the state does what to help? Our state government is the best thing that ever happened to the charters in British Columbia and Alaska. Talk about an outflow of money. The West Coast of Vancouver Island looks like Neah Bay and Seiku used to."

Nice post steelie. I couldn't agree more with your statement. As CD Seattle pointed out there are things we can do and although I'm willing to pitch in and help make things happen at some point I decided it was just easier to take my money and head North.

I see lots of posts with people moaning and complaining and it makes me wonder if these same people are actually doing anything about the problem. IMO, putting time, effort and money into local initiatives is one way to help, but voting with your dollars is another.