You’re right and you’ll find few who disagree, but I think that one could be targeted at the 45% or so who pay no federal income taxes, yet who push for more gimme programs for which they qualify.

That doesn’t mean they have a right to monopolize the marketplace so that I cannot compete with them if I choose to.

Absolutely 100% true. Doesn’t apply to the one entity that you can’t compete against: the government. Quick example: If you try to set up your own lottery system within your state (or my state), you’re headed for the slammer. Only the state can run lotteries.

That doesn’t mean that they can order my life.

Again, that one is done by the government.

That doesn’t mean that they can gamble away the foundations of our economy without regulation or oversight.

Buddy, the people overseeing & regulatin’ have been the ones gambling away the foundations of our economy. You and I didn’t spend us into 10 trillion in debt.

That doesn’t mean that they can buy off my congressperson to accomplish any of the goals above.

Depends on which “they” you’re talking about. The teachers’ unions that are STILL clamoring for more funds (again) and more teachers (again) and less standardization (again) because they (again) cannot do their jobs with the billions they’ve been given or the businessmen who are STILL looking for loopholes (again) so they can restructure their corporate offices and vote themselves pay raises (much like congress, no?).

One more, with corrections and again all due respect & a hint of humor:

I’m concerned that one of the biggest negative impacts of movement liberalism will be the furtherance of a servile working class who truly believe in government programs that they qualify for but are primarily paid for by other people. Subjugation and coerced conformity is one thing – but we shouldn’t be taught to like it and be told we’re selfish if we complain about carrying the lion’s share of the load, while those riding in the cart are telling us to pull harder.

I hear every word you are saying. I have always loved what William Faulkner said when he quit the post office

“I reckon I’ll be at the beck and call of folks with money all my life, but thank God I won’t ever again have to be at the beck and call of every son of a bitch who’s got two cents to buy a stamp.”

I have never understood the employer worship either. I figure I am making the man more than I am costing the man or else he would put my ass in the street.

Capitalism is pretty much that simple.