Hola, David. Interesante texto te ha tocado traducir. Siento que la sugerencia de Abel va por buen camino, pero no me gusta lo de "ocupas" porque me parece muy fuerte, semánticamente hablando. Siento que le añade un tono extra que no tiene el original.

Ahora bien, encontré estas referencias que quizá te sirvan para orientarte.

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Note added at 33 mins (2023-03-07 20:33:44 GMT)
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Lo siento, no sé por qué esta cosa me pide que ponga un URL para luego cortarlo. A ver si ahora sí sale bien: https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/is-the-united-states-a-na...

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Note added at 34 mins (2023-03-07 20:34:47 GMT)
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Acá va el otro, aunque este es un extracto de un libro que luego te pide comprar para verlo todo: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/fox-populism/makers...

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Note added at 38 mins (2023-03-07 20:38:16 GMT)
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Mitt Romney’s America: Makers vs. takers
Romney’s inelegant language concludes that 47 percent of his fellow Americans are not worth bothering with because they don’t pay federal income taxes. That was not a gaffe, nor a misspoken phrase. It is a state of mind that sees the non-rich as belonging on the wrong side of the tracks and the government as the personal valet of the rich to transfer wealth by limiting the survival resources of the so-called weak and unfit — a cross between laissez faire and social Darwinism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/mitt-rom...

The Truth About Makers and Takers: We Are All the Takers
If you live in the United States, you're a Taker. If you work in the United States, you're a Maker. If you believe in escalating marginal tax rates, you're a redistributionist.
Mitt Romney's 47% moment breathed new life into the idea that the U.S. is divided between "the makers" and "the takers."
The story goes like this. There are those who make money and pay taxes: The top 10% of earners pay 70% of federal income taxes. And there are those who take money and don't pay taxes: About half of Americans live in households that receive direct government benefits, like Medicare, Social Security, or food stamps. A similar share of the country doesn't owe federal income taxes.
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/the-tru...



Why Paul Ryan stopped referring to "makers" and "takers"
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, used to occasionally refer to Americans as "takers" and "makers" in speeches about economic policy - the former was a reference to Americans on government benefits. In a 2014 Wall Street Journal opinion piece, however, Ryan acknowledged that the phrase "gave insult where none was intended," and promised to stop using it.
"People who go on government assistance, people who are on government benefits, sure, some people are going to exploit the system. Some people are choosing to just, you know, live on the dole and not work because they prefer that. That's a small percentage of it," explained Ryan, who was in South Carolina to host a summit focused on how Republicans can help alleviate poverty in America.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-paul-ryan-stopped-referring...


The Danger of Discussing ‘Maker and Taker’ States
When Democrats talk about ‘moocher’ red states receiving more federal benefits than they give in federal taxes, they reveal their elitism and reinforce ‘welfare queen’ rhetoric.
https://prospect.org/politics/danger-of-discussing-maker-and...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2023-03-08 15:51:09 GMT)
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David, como tu texto parece citar el "takers" usado por Mitt Romney (en contraparte con "makers"), mi sugerencia es buscar si esa frase—"makers and takers"—ya se ha traducido en este contexto. Pero supongo que ya sabes eso... :)