I investigated moving my company to California a few years ago (yes I am a sucker for punishment but loved living in Tahoe when I grew up there). I manufacture small aircraft parts. Part of the process is coating the parts with zinc chromate. In six months I would go through MAYBE 1 quart for the parts that required the coating. The state regulations alone are nearly impossible to comply with. You can buy rattlecan for your boat for 10 bucks a can and spray parts all day long. BUT because I am a business I would have to install 10s of thousands of dollars of equipment and regulatory fees. The USA is run by people who simply do not want new business.
Bingo!