Oh, dear. Asking you to think for yourself is not a 'conspiracy'.
All in all, I'd rather my tax money went to the likes of PTC than some of the other claimants.. We're all parasites here and all feed from the same host. The host only requires you leave it as you found it. The real enemies are those who are happier to threaten future generations than miss out on a huge slice of the pie to fill their greedy bellies and satisfy their absurd vanities right now. The 'me' generation winners cause far more damage and dodge far more responsibilities than all the welfare claimants put together.
No, money doesn't grow on trees. It's man made and, since the wide boys saw their chance to exploit the genius of Keynes, man played and man manipulated. Again, empty your mind and start from the beginning. You may find your ideas of what's real and what's distraction undergo something of a seachange; you may also gain a greater appreciation of why it's easier to let someone else do your thinking for you.