Pretty much everyone answers to someone. If you have a job it's a "boss". If you own a business it's "customers". If you're a corporate CEO it's "stockholders" or "investors". If you're a politician it's "voters". Any way you slice it, very few are truly not answerable to anyone.
I agree with you, even though i run my own business, i have customers, and they demand a constant supply, good prices, etc, so yeah, we all are employees after all