The legal system of the united states is a pure common-law tradition largely a common-law tradition with elements of the civil-law tradition an equity-based tradition largely a civil-law tradition with elements of the common-law tradition a pure civil-law tradition

Most countries today tail one of two primary legal conventions: common law or civil law.  Common law relies on some scattered statutes, which are administrative choices; it is to a great extent in light of point of reference, which means the legal decisions that have just been made in comparable cases.

Work is productive, meaning that someone will pay for it. Simply a supply and demand issue.