Franchising in the United States is over regulated and that is a very bad thing for our economy and small businesses, which franchised outlets are. The UK is probably smart for their stance of fewer regulations in franchising in many respects. Instead of over regulation education is much smarter. I am an Ayn Rand fan and a Friedman, Greenspan type economist type. I believe that if there were no regulations that franchise buyers would be much more apt to do more due diligence.