It's been said the bottom 10% of America is still better off than 90% of the rest of the world.
Why? Because the taxpayers bankroll that 10%s lifestyle, and thus pay for them to not work.
If an alien came down from space and I was forced to explain the system to him, there is no way I could portray it in a way that appeared logical.
That is the truth.
If an alien came down from space I’d ask him to find me a planet we could colonize