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> American society minimizes laws

Not sure that is true.

Moreover, contracts, legal threats, laws and liabilities are involved in most transactions, to a far higher extent than many other countries with more reasonable legal systems and laws.

The USA is renowned for being an exceptionally litigious society.

The USA is also known for its inequitable legal system where you can often win by spending more, and you can often lose just because you are poor.

Eminent domain, plea bargains, 3 strikes, harsh minimum sentences, cowboy cops, frivolous lawsuits, ridiculous liabilities, lock and forget, zero rehabilitation, two speed society, defunding, Civil Forfeiture, Bankruptcy, IP laws, etcetera. Even assuming you have minimised laws (I really don’t think that is the case), the emergent effects of your legal structures are perverse and damaging to the US as a whole.

The USA isn’t the worst in the world, but it is a long way from being good or fair.



It's true when it comes to criminal law. We don't enforce much of code unless someone outright admits to a crime or it's really high-profile.

Civil law though? You need a private army of lawyers.




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