I agree with your definition of "rights". I also think the political/economic system is rigged and becomes worse with each passing year.  Which will lead to just rich and poor as Marx predicted in "Das Kapital" if we (rich, middle class, and poor) don't force our elected leaders to continually address this inherit problem with capitalism. The greatest source of this problem is our various tax systems. If we would adopt tax systems that are simple, transparent, and don't pick winners and losers other than thru overt tax rates, brackets, and rebates/prebates, we would begin to return to the original vision of the Founders (Please, spare us the slavery discussion Charles.) and your definition of rights for all.

The current system of the rich getting richer and leaving the government to deal with poor and those who are becoming the new poor has led to unsustainable deficits and debt.  We saw what happened in the 20th Century when economies collapse or reach the breaking point.