You make an excellent point- item 1 touches on what is probably the biggest problem in public education: Schools are not producing productive citizens. Upon graduation from High School, anyone should be able to go out and get a job that will support him. If someone wants to enter a more complex field (and perhaps make more money), then that person should take advanced training. Right now the economy and the school system are both geared against this kind of vocational education.

Anyone who is offered a job has the right to negotiate their salary. If you don't feel you are being offered just compensation in monetary, social, hierarchal, or other terms, then you have the right to walk away from the offer and find someplace else. Employer power is great - but they need you as much as you need them. If you are a quality professional, you will make yourself indispensable. The government will currently protect your basic rights such as making sure you're not shackled to a table, the emergency exits actually work, and you're getting paid as specified in your employment contract. Personally I'd rather not see the government go beyond the very basics such as making sure everyone is obeying their contracts and laws.

People would just start clicking the OK button every time. Think about how often most end users read the EULA, or notice a change to the welcome message/MOTD. However, putting the reply-to-all button in an inconvenient place (like under 6 submenus) might help.