[campbellcj]

Same here. It is hard for my wife and I to fend off depression sometimes. We were born and raised in LA and have never really wanted to live anywhere else. But the overall condition of the city, state and country are quite disgusting -- in particular the way our entire "system" is controlled by career politicians who seem to do nothing but fight off their latest scandals with media spin-doctors, and run us further and further into the dark hole of perpetual red-ink by overspending vs. revenues.

Not to mention that we are supposedly in the top <1% of "earners" and yet to sustain a "good" lifestyle here in SoCal still requires busting ass and sacrifice to make ends meet and ensure that basic housing, healthcare, food, clothing and education needs are met without interupption.

It's really bull$**** that a technologically advanced nation such as ours has SO many people struggling to maintain quality of life or even basic survival. And no I am not talking about entitlements or illegal immigrants -- I refer more to anyone (in SoCal at least) who actually "works" for a living!