Points 1, 2 are simply a matter of semantics. People choose names in order to simply communicate.

Points 3, 5, 7, and 9 are all related to governments, that as you posted, none of which tend to be positive. I'll agree with you there! Doesn't matter what party the politicians are from.

Points 4,6,8,and 10. You are right. Noone owes anyone anything. Doctors, lawyers, bankers, athletes should not be appreciative of the taxpayer funded schools that provided them with the education/opportunities to go and make millions. Who paid for grammar schools? Who paid for the roads, hospitals, police departments? Who paid for the military who prevents other countries from conquering us? Who developed the agriculture system so there isn't mass starvation? Should Walmart have funded their own interstate highway system in order to move goods? Selling firewood or pottery would be much different if there weren't certain taxpayer funded items for you to take advantage of! This is why those who make more should pay more taxes. Now eliminating waste, that's a different story.

Zero sum and non-zero sum are interesting terms. It is easier to apply to such items as luxury goods, but it's a completely different context when applied to those things (water, food, shelter, security, transportation, education, and employment) that are must haves.

While I admire your revelations(and agree with all of your points) in your second post and truly appreciate your own personal happiness in your financial capabilities, your model for success does not apply so readily today as it did yesterday, particularly for those families with children.