I fear they may be right. There are more grasshoppers than ants, and the ants are starting to leave.
Look around you. How many people really want the government to be smaller? How many GOP candidates?
When ever something happens, the first scream is to the State to help. Natural disasters, bad business, storms, etc. Few want to help themselves, most want a hand out.
You are being way too honest or have been hanging around with too many GOP Progressives in DC... :^)