According to mainstream media outlets, many Americans are thinking about "Plan B" googling "move to Canada" or "immigrating abroad." The "Plan B" panic is what prompted journalist J.D. Thomason to prepare his short film for Northview. Thomason says, "I figured, in Vermont people had the idea that you can leave the country from the comfort of your own home, so forget 'Plan 'B' (moving abroad); let's talk about Plan V."