I think you are being sarcastic about their attitude, but the problem is some centrists have been conditioned to believe this.
Today, I just applied for and was approved for Medicaid. I went immediately to an Urgent Care Center and got my infected tick bite looked at. Then I picked up my prescription for antibiotics from Fred Meyer. The money the government spent on keeping me alive was immediately released into the larger economy.
None went to a Walmart heir's yacht.