Not sure you're quite right there. The union going on strike while the Dreamliner was in production might be another reason. The strikes that have plagued the company during every CBA might be another. Our Queen of leader Ms. Gregoire walking the picket lines might be another. Our disdain for large corporations might be another.

To say we didn't lose 3800 jobs is short sighted. Had the business climate in this region been just a little more accomodating we'd have kept those jobs and possibly built on them.

As a business owner in King County I could tell you that our politicians don't give a [censored] about you or me. We get what we ask for. The tax burden will be taken up by the average citizen since they(our elected politicians) can't control their spending.