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Is this the guy who pointed out that he could open a burger restaurant in Russia in a fraction of the time it took to open one in California because of the strangling regulations?

[pepsi_junkie]

I found it: On average, in Texas it takes us 60 days to get permits. In Shanghai, China, it takes about 60 to 70 days. In St. Petersburg, Russia, it’s about 125 to 175 days. In Novosibirsk, Russia, on Karl Marx Prospect, our franchisee opened a Carl’s Jr. in 125 days. The average wait for permits in L.A. is 240 days. It’s easier to open a new restaurant on Karl Marx Avenue in Siberia than to open one in L.A. That’s just wrong.

https://ari.aynrand.org/blog/2014/04/21/fast-food-ceo-it-is-easier-to-open-a-restaurant-in-russia-than-in-los-angeles