Why is it anyone else's fault you make $10 an hour? You chose that career path, don't take it out on people like Richard. He paid for health insurance while he was employed, and those payments guaranteed he'd also have coverage whenever he retired. That's not free, that coverage was paid for. You're obviously jealous someone else planned ahead for their future and are now reaping what they sow.  Of course Richard would be satisfied with his cushy life, he worked for it! The point you are missing is there *are* people who literally sit and do nothing; saw it with my own eyes as a volunteer working with a family and the single mom with 3 kids completely lived off the government for years. What did she do with her time? Played video and computer games all day. No joke.