>>Says who? Says the U.S. constitution.
>>The problem is that the expansion of the welfare state has artificially blurred the lines between rights and entitlement programs.
>>Entitlements can only happen through specific government actions (i.e. by force) that require interference with others. Entitlements ultimately infringe on rights.

Oh puh-leez. Unless you perceive the red traffic signal as an infringement on your rights- in numerous small and large ways we all have to accept society's need to set rules for the good of all. Yes, we relinquish some potential freedoms in the interest of a safe ordered community where we can do business and enjoy the fruits of our labors. If society decides that roading or schools or police or healthcare is a public good- then it can do so and it's sophist to try to play the "infringement" card only on society's decisions that you happen to dislike.