> There is such a thing as government-mandated conditions in most places even in the US (

Government-mandated conditions are on paper only, are often abused and the boundaries are always stretched out to the breaking point.

> at a certain point people are better off doing nothing than being so badly abused, and there is always a better option below a certain level of mistreatment.

You're underestimating the amount of rampant poverty and unemployment without benefits in the US. You're un