In a democracy, the private depends on the public.
Businesses depend on public resources: roads, bridges, highways, sewers, a water supply, airports and air traffic control, a patent office, public education for your employees, public health, the electric grid, the satellite communications, the internet, and more.
Individuals depend on clean air, water, safe food, public safety, access to education and health care, housing, employment ...
Without such public resources, you are not free.