"California is on the verge of becoming the first failed state in America."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ing-state-debt

Which state will be next?

A depressing read.

Indeed.

One or two nuggets of California Dreaming though:

"In New England you would have to know people for 10 years before they let you in their home," he says. "Here, when I took my son to his first play date, the mother invited me to a hot tub."

Yeah that was good

Is Michigan likely to be next?

Really???

Quite possibly.........

What is unbelievable in this country is that this storm is brewing up & will engulf the whole country (high unemployment, collapse of public education, failing states) at a time when magazines like Kiplingers Personal Finance and Business Week etc. are announcing that the recession is over and all is sunny ahead. Disraeli's two nations..

So do you get to go back to the UK then?

I can't read it too depressing.
Oh god I want to move home very soon.

Tut Tut Lisa.

Don't encourage her..............

Is it ok to wish unhappiness on so many people?

WTF are you on about now? Could you perhaps just leave us alone and bark up at somebody else's tree?

More like probably.