How bout we start looking at the disparaging income gap between lower and middle class incomes and the top 10%.. provide some regulations for big corporations depleting our states of their resources and hold them accountable to PAYING their taxes and close up loopholes designed to profit corporations and CEO's.  This might balance the cost of living and give people who are barely hanging by a thread a chance to compete in this economy..which is enough to drive anyone to drugs or the brink of insanity!!