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Are agricultural subsidies part of what you consider the "welfare system?"
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Yes. It's not the Gov't's job to use other people's money to artificially inflate the prices I can sell my beef and corn for.
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Are military family benefits part of what you consider the "welfare system?"
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No. They are a benefits package negotiated between an employer (DoD) and an employee (servicemember) for services rendered. Now, whether the military as it currently exists is a morally and constitutionally valid organisation, that's another debate.
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Are differing tariffs that end up benefiting certain business over others part of what you consider the "welfare system?"
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Yes. It's not the Gov't's job to use other people's money to influence the market and gain favorable or unfavorable outcomes for different participants.
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Are the sort of privileged status that courts and police confer on the wealthy due to their ability to influence politicians and hire good lawyers part of the "welfare system?"
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No, because this is
de facto instead of
de jure, a social fact rather than a political one. Again, the morality or practicability of such facts is for another debate.
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Are the sections of the military budget that are used to fund foreign interventions that benefit specific American corporations part of the "welfare system?"
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Yes. It isn't the Gov't's job to use other people's money to start wars for the benefit of someone else's bank account.
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Are the sections of the state department used to strike favorable deals for specific American business part of the "welfare system?"
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Yes, see above.