We would have to question some things.

Could a drug addict be considered free if the law allowed him to buy drugs without restrictions?

We could say that he buys because he wants it, but we could also say that his will is even more subordinated to a narcotic than an employee is subordinated to a boss, that is, there can be a dependency relationship even though it is an object inanimate.

On the other hand, what happens if someone does what they want only because someone else is allowing it? we could have a perfect illusion of freedom, but this illusion would only be sustained on the premise that whoever has the power voluntarily decides not to use it. As Bolivar said: we should not confuse license with freedom.

Material wealth is the foundation upon which all power rests

I am not sure of that, in fact, some might say that material wealth is a consequence of power, and this always resides in force or the illusion of force.

Finally, we would have to define democracy, because what exists right now in the West is just a representative government that sometimes uses moderately democratic criteria to choose its rulers, but it is not really a democracy, not even the Greeks of ancient Athens had a real democracy in their society.

Interesting publication by the way.