Accept the fact that you are a socialist.
You are not going to change the meaning of the word "conservative" just because you don't like the "S" word.
We are already a two-tiered, possibly multi-tiered, overlapping-tiered socialist country whether you like it or not. Even wealthy people collect social security checks. That is socialism is it not?
I'm the one who does not want government help in any way, shape or form if it is possible to pay my own way. I do not want to move to a socialist or communist country, as some of you would have me do, although several years ago I sent for papers for residence in Canada and not want to give up my American citizenship. They take in third-world people, but they just don't let Americans in without a lot of paperwork and waiting. It's worse for England unless you are a Muslim. If you are an American and you want to live in England, you either have to prove that you have a job waiting or that you have sufficient income to support yourself or they won't let you stay. Maybe they've changed. That was 20 years or so ago.
At the time, I didn't understand just how socialistic Canada and England had become.
I cannot think of one capitalistic country on the planet where it is possible to live a decent life if you aren't solid middle class or rich and take *no* government assistance from cradle to grave unless you are a rich American, Amish or other similar types. Even they have some kind of group medical insurance which is another form of socialism or medical lottery, for profit where money is taken from those who use less or none to pay for those who use more.