We crashed due to a shortage of government goods?

That is Brad's conclusion.

So according to his theory, we discovered a sudden shortage of government goods on July 2008, and crashed.. What part of government did we suddenly find missing in that week? Oh yes, the part of government that gives out low interest loans and grants to wealthy financiers and buys bad assets from them. Those kinds of government goods.  The fact that oil peaked at $140 and crashed coherently with the economy was a side effect.

Let's take his theory seriously, Brad notices a shortage of goverment goods.  Why not move move manufacturing to Sacramento?  In that case, Brad solves the problem of under representation and Brad can drive over to Sacramento every week or so and buy bags of the stuff.   Just have Jerry send a notice of state secession  to Obama, and we can have our own President Brown