welcome to my friend list, if I only had a mod point.

Hoosiers seem to enjoy getting screwed over. Around me, the republicans run for most offices unopposed, because nobody will vote for a democrat. People then bitch about corruption...

Ever walk into a cellular phone store, or a bank?

I think all fees and taxes should have to be stated up front. You should sign up for a cell phone contract for $69.99 and end up paying $87.32 each month. Banks should display every fee in their lobby and on the front page of their websites.

Libertarians believe that everything can be worked out with backroom deals and lawsuits. In reality, a system described above would lead to the rich guy poisoning the little guys water, who would be forced to take it. There would be no upward mobility, because the wealthy would have no check on anything they do. Generations of children would live and die in poverty and ignorance.

OR, someone would string the water poisoner up while the community cheered and society would degrade to rule by force (instead of wealth).
Either way, I like regulations that (in theory) treat everyone the same.

That's crap science. Animals generally conceal any sort of injury as much as possible. You would never know if they had a minor injury. They don't want to be thinned out of the herd or challenged by an usurper during a moment of weakness.

Stretching makes me feel better. Going to the gym and immediately plunking down to stretch doesn't help so much, however, warming up for five or ten minutes and then stretching is great and really helps with my flexibility and general muscle soreness.

Hmmm... When you are a well educated and prosperous individual who flees your country and has to start over, working hard gives you better results then someone who has been in poverty for generations and has a lower level of education and less access to higher learning, with a culturally ingrained distrust of authority.

How curious....

I'll bet your parents remember it differently. Ask them about the drudgery of helping a kid with their homework, they remember. (necessary evil)

Your approach would take at least two generations to yield positive results. That's too long of a time line for social "scientists".