You too will get to enjoy 4 bucks a gallon soon. Don't feel left out.
And as far as LA or Cal being a garbage pit, Pennsylvania is a crime pit. There must be a lot of hard core scum in your state.
For example, per capita crime in your major city of Philadelphia exceeds Los Angeles crime in every single major crime catagory, by a large margine.
Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:
Philadelphia, PA | Los Angeles, CA | National | |
Murder: | 27.7 | 12.4 | 7 |
Forcible Rape: | 65.55 | 27.3 | 32.2 |
Robbery: | 749.1 | 370 | 205.8 |
Aggravated Assault: | 720.1 | 377.2 | 336.5 |
Burglary: | 788.1 | 524.8 | 813.2 |
Larceny Theft: | 2691.1 | 1539.2 | 2601.7 |
Vehicle Theft: | 795.9 | 654.4 | 501.5 |
Philadelphia is not part of the “small town” group Obama was talking about. It is well known that Philly is a good place to stay away from, especially North Philly.
Hey, there are less burglaries in Philadelphia than the national average. Sounds like a bumper sticker.