Maybe we should do this--
http://www.businessinsider.com/washington-state-joins-movement-for-public-banking-2011-1

It seemed to work for North Dakota. I'm sure Bank of America is fighting this to the extreme.

I can't figure out the disconnect people have between state economy's and the national economy. I'm not a big fan of Gregoire but she sure as hell isn't responsible for the Wall St fraud that crashed the economy and is the root cause of states states financial problems.