Nono.. that I get, sadly. What I mean is that I also hear it out of ordinary people too, usually very politically conservative. On the one hand they do that--then on the other, they'll complain outrageously when they individually feel some sort of pinch.. but they still feel justified in that the government shouldn't stick its nose in there to force some sanity on the public's behalf.
My family and my wife's family are both that way. All smart people, but they amaze me by holding such opposing viewpoints without recognizing how self-defeating it is. I daresay that metality is too common and a big reason for why things don't improve.