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Off-Ramp

Red Tapeworm Sucks Life from Local Economy

Mark Lacter at LA's Building and Safety Department.
Mark Lacter at LA's Building and Safety Department.
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John Rabe
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About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Red Tapeworm Sucks Life from Local Economy
LA is generally considered one of the hardest places to start a business ... not because of taxes, but because of red tape. So many different departments need to sign off on every aspect of a new business, and the requirements are often conflicting or nonsensical, that one group says the city is downright "hostile." Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with business commentator Mark Lacter about the problem.

LA is generally considered one of the hardest places to start a business ... not because of taxes, but because of red tape. So many different departments need to sign off on every aspect of a new business, and the requirements are often conflicting or nonsensical, that one group says the city is downright "hostile." Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with business commentator Mark Lacter about the problem.

CLICK THROUGH for Mark's LA Magazine article, "The Tale of the Tape."