I've been trying to get to sources of this lately, esp. since Michael Brooks passed. It's definitely taught to us. This old "'Freeloader' education" material is reaching how many of our kids minds, I wonder? John Stossel started down this road in 1981:

How about people helping people vs the henchman taking from you, taking their cut, then providing services to the public? Wouldn't it be great if people helped people?

Yes, it's pervasive.

I don’t agree that the majority of Democrats think that way.

wow disagree

Unless you’re a corporation. Then socialism is in full force.

Unless those people are rich, and then there is no problem using gov't resources to help them.

A government of the people, by the people, for the people , that SERVES the people does so without definitions of how big or how small. But the Wealthiest resent having to pay tax to stabilize the country so they teach everyone that "big" gov't (that serves & stabilize) is bad.

I think it’s more related to the ideology that defines what “help” means. Many from across a wide span of political view want to help people. Many want to feel good and “right” about their viewpoint and helpful actions.

I'd much rather my taxes go to helping people than bombing them but those programs sometimes create dependency and all government resources are still collected involuntary