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It has always been tough to start a business, but as Niall Ferguson points out in his excellent article “How America Lost Its Way” in the Wall Street Journal, it’s getting tougher. According to an annual survey by the World Bank, in only 20 countries has the red tape to start a business increased since 2006. The sixth-worst such case on earth? The United States, where the regulatory process is now calculated at 433 days. That puts us in competitive company like Zimbabwe, Burundi and Yemen.