I certainly don’t disagree with your points.
My central point is that Plantation Slavery and the Welfare State have a lot in common. There are differences, of course. But there is a sense of being “owned” in both cases. There is also a sense being “taken cared of” in both cases. But of course being literally considered property is a uniquely bad status.
Free men like miners or mill workers had a better deal because they were free. But it was no walk in the park, they were not taken care of, and they had to shoulder a lot of responsibility. I would say that there are some segments of society that have just never grasped what a burden “responsibility” really is. Or they know and just can’t handle it.
“...Or they know and just can’t handle it. ....”
Know what it is and are too lazy to try !
Particularly if there is a comfortable “feather bed” of welfare benefits to cushion them.