Posted on 03/10/2016 8:52:23 AM PST by DFG
For years, Andrew F. Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, has been telling the world that while the U.S. government makes life needlessly miserable for businesses, California, where it has been headquartered, is exponentially worse.
This week, CKE announced that it is moving its headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee. A story at the Orange County Register failed to go beyond the company's deliberately non-combative statement to explain why. As far as I can tell, the Los Angeles Times hasn't covered the move at all (I can't be absolutely sure because the paper's search engine is demonstrably horrible). Meanwhile, LA's CBS News affiliate appears to have intentionally omitted their reporter's attempt to cite "the unfavorable economic climate here in California" as a factor contributing to the move from its print coverage of the story.
In June 2013, Puzder told the Wall Street Journal that his chain would not expand in California because the state "is not interested in having businesses grow," noting among many other things that it takes 285 days to get a building permit after signing a lease. This means the chain has to pay rent for over nine months, plus the time needed to build, while not earning any revenues.
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They’re both good as far as I’m concerned, it just depends on what I’m in the mood for...
If I just finished hiking in the Sierras, Carl’s is it...high carb, high protein...
If I’m slumming around and feel like something light, but meaty...a “protein style” double-double is just what the dr. ordered.
HCA has been there for decades. People from HCA seem to like it fine, too.
They were mentioned throughout the entire movie, which is typically worth tons of marketing cash, and Carl’s Jr corporate has a sense of humor.
Mine is worth a little more than that and the property tax is about $2500.
No In n Out in my area, have to go 87 miles one way just for a jalapeno burger.
Needless to say I usually only eat about one or two a year.
Yeah, I can see that.
We have a few In and Out Burgers around here. One is five minutes from the House. I pass a Carls Jr. to get there and there is a Mickey D’s right across the street form them.
Double-Double, best Burger ever along with their Fries.
Mickey’s has Big Mac Monday ($2.19 each) and All Day Breakfast, Carls Jr. always has Discount Coupons but when you have to have a In and Out, you have to have In and Out.
It’s a wonder I’m not 300 pounds, but I do everything in moderation.
“Carl’s Jr, F... You....I’m Eating.”
I was living in Nebraska, then moved to Tennessee in '93. Benefits of the move...no state income tax, much lower real estate property taxes (more than 50% lower), lower car license fees. Higher sales tax rate had a relatively minimal over-all effect.
It's a capitol city and a university town.
Thus, full of government workers, faculty and students. Not to mention the standard welfare segment.
Takers all.
What happened to the illegal aliens?
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