A paycheck for nothing will attract better than a paycheck for an honest days work anytime.
I can remember years ago looking out from my house in Mass. surrounded by snow and miserable cold, and wondering why immigrants from warm climates would be in such great numbers in the Boston area.
What's the attraction? What's here that they haven't got in the warm area they left. The answer, Free money free health care, free rent etc.
Kalifornia is even better as the climate is much nicer.- Tom