> need to stop and reprogram to stop and start according to fluctuating rules
Or just move to Texas. Or even Idaho or Dakotas. Which, under a certain angle, is good, it would lessen the wealth and expertise disbalance between states.
I still hope that California comes to senses before they would need to accept the moniker The Footgun State.
I think California already has a suitable moniker: the (fool's) gold state.
Machine shops like to be close to customers, moving might not be acceptable compromise.