Never-mind what conservatism is, what makes 'a conservative'?

Beyond basic tenets of economic reason, let's look at mass, broadly-conceived conservatism.

While, again dreaming of the happy-medium space that allows a [healthy] middle class with ample middle management in a world where we need be managed UP as well as laterally, and down. Where, what we have instead is an ongoing civil cold war of ideals, with an increasing number of individuals becoming caught up in the economically ineffectual cogs. 


In the mass conservative's battle against economic equality (the power of the people) so-called conservatives will tell you:

An employee that needs a cost-of-living wage just doesn't handle money well enough.

Mandated minimum wage 'must cause inflation'.

If a person makes less than 100, 000/ year, then maybe they just shouldn't have a smart phone. (Or, any other common device that could render some modern advantage.)

Food stamp recipients shouldn't have freedom of choosing their own groceries, because they'll waste 'my' money. ("No steak for you!" soon turns into 'Soylent food desert' . . . for most.)

Food stamp recipients should never have the freedom to trade their stamps for needed cash. (Idea being that they're inherently incapable of making such economic distinctions necessary in their lives with any available asset, unlike those economically privileged enough to not need the stamps.)

There just shouldn't be food stamps; we will house food in inaccessible warehouses and give it to those we see fit.

If you can't afford healthcare in an economic desert, than you shouldn't have healthcare.

Where do the false assumptions end? 

The list of assaulting opinions goes on and on. We could go on with these so-called 'conservative' platitudes that work to limit basic needs being met, but will save that offense for another day.

Our detrimentally lopsided economy is all the false conclusion we need to know that these assumptions do no service to our society. At some point, conservatism just turns into greed. Perhaps, so does liberalism. But . . . these labels.

Sometimes you have to wonder about the tendency of a certain type of conservative to label liberals communists; seems it should be the other way around, doesn't it?

Are conservatives actually better economic managers?
Or, are they simply self-entitled authoritarians?