"And if we killed all the lawyers, we would have utopia.'
If we had a liability system and health care system based on the Worker's Comp. system where medical bills are capped and paid and a percentage of pay until available for light duty or max recovery is attainted with employers and all adults, whether working or on welfare paying the cost would probably be a fraction of the total cost now. Then the lawyers would be relagated to finding real employment like landscaping or home remodeling.
Are you suggesting that selling snake oil is not "real employment"?