In what country is there a true peasantry still? - beyond that quibble, government already wields massive control, professional licensing, zoning, building code

In what country is there a true peasantry still? - beyond that quibble, government already wields massive control, professional licensing, zoning, building codes, safety regulations, business licensing - save for a man working as a subsistence farmer, on his own land, this right is already gone and has been for all of my lifetime - and most do not want to deal with the consequences of bringing it back.