I agree with the post except to say that the leisure class doesn't get "crumbs." They've been getting a five-course meal and sitting at the head of the table.
You are correct for many making nice salaries from the government, Although a lot of these people who filch off the government would be so much better off if they actually did something to become a producer and not a taker. They are accepting mediocrity in exchange for hourly union work or government handouts.