I think money is actually the problem. In a rich country everyone can afford to have opinions about other folks' business, and so we spend years approving proje

I think money is actually the problem. In a rich country everyone can afford to have opinions about other folks' business, and so we spend years approving projects that take months to complete. Japan has (as far as I can tell as a distant observer) much stronger property rights with regard to what you can build than most of America.