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> In Australia the government gives much of the population “middle class welfare”, a few $100/week which covers much of my food and bills. We also have free public health care. So the country you live in helps.

What a wonderful country.

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I imagine that has to play a HUGE part in how he's able to stay out of work. If it's exactly "a few hundred a week" that still adds up to ~15,600 a year. I know the cost of living is pretty high over there but that's a really healthy chunk of change to be able to count on.

I very much support that, but I don't think it should be part of his equation. I'm totally for supporting those who need it, but making an equation saying 'look I don't need to work as much, I can live off of interest from $400k in capital and government welfare and a bit of work' obviously makes no sense, even if you take out the capital. Welfare shouldn't be part of any equation of how to make a living because it's a priori meant to be an exception for those who can't make a living, unless the country is on basic income which no country is as of yet.

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