Even as a libertarian myself, I can't justify the virtual nepotism that is happening on Wall Street. To me, the free market is so suppose to make every company to work hard for the dollars it earns. If companies have enough cash to throw at CEOs than working towards capturing market share or wooing investors with dividends then they're just being as lazy and apathetic as governments or worse. So, I believe it's the role of the people to take companies to task whether it's through the government or through the market place when they get this way (corrupt and slothful). Otherwise, we'll wind up with a situation similar to how the USSR ended with millions starving and an economic wasteland.

"It's for society to decide. "

If that's the case, then I should decide how my tax money is used, no? If we had universal healthcare, would I get to decide what you do with your body, since I, as a tax payer, would be paying for your risky behavior?

"I'm curious as to why you think economic prosperity can only be reached by starting your own business."

How do you propose economic prosperity if not through a business?

A job? Who pays the wages of the workers?? That's right, a business

The government? Where does the government get the money to pay someone? Taxes. Citizens pay taxes, but they get it through either 1) working for a business or 2) starting a business.

An alternative is that the government essentially runs all businesses, but a centrally planned government monopoly is not very efficient and certainly isn't associated with prosperity.

"What's the ideal end game here - every citizen of the US operates their own one-person business?"

No. But if we change the economic climate which makes it very difficult to start a company, the only things that will be left will be big business and government monopolies.