I live in SC and just had my kitchen remodeled. The floor installer had just moved here from Huntington Beach and he said he was born and raised in California, loved it and was always able to make a decent living as a general contractor out there but simply could not afford it anymore. Its not the rich elite leavingthey have plenty of money and cant see a problem. Its not the dirt poor leaving because theyre dirt poor and cant. Its the working middle class thats leaving because they arent stinking rich and dont want to be dirt poor.