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Originally Posted by Chriscom

Well as has been pointed out, there were two different "theys."

Besides that, without a doubt, California has a gargantuan economy, but to some extent it's coasting at this point. It's an entirely uncontroversial fact in the business world, verified by publicly available statistics, that companies have been leaving California in recent years, primarily due to high regulation and taxes. The same goes for migration between the states--more people have left California for other states than vice-versa.

That's the overall trend--it will vary across business sectors. I don't know enough about amps and such, but given the insanely low production prices in Asia, it strikes me that Carvin may have been located in one of the worst states to have a fighting chance in the long run.

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