Do you think American society is "slightly" more complex than the NFL?
If you ever considered how much you don't know you don't know about what's happening in countless aspects of our society, you might realize you can't run a country on a five page memo.
Every regulation out there has a reason. Some are stupid or redundant, but most have a good reason to exist.
The financial market is an obvious example of why regulation is needed. Obviously you didn't read the link.