Opinions like this are why the smart and wealthy people succeed in politics, while others are encouraged to lay asphalt if they want healthcare.

Red tape and regulation has second-order effects, many of which keep you employed. By all means, you should leave America if you have any hope for a nation that eschews regulation in it's entirety. You should stay if you want to get paid to build roads, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financialization