Nah man, they say they're dependent but if the state dissolved, they'd adapt. barriers to entry would come crashing down and they could enter the marketplace and start grinding or they could leave town and start fresh like our ancestors. Don't mistake a leach for anything less than a highly evolved survivor. They just found out that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. They are keenly aware of how to sell emotional relief to their customers. In an open market, healthcare costs would be so low (like the way it was before big govt) and loans so reasonable that even if you gambled on it and didn't get insurance, you'd still be able to bounce back. And even then there'd still be some charity and family help. And as far as crime goes, First of all what you described is a shake down, its like paying them to not be criminals perverting the incentive. Secondly, when we're all packin heat and are an app away from rallying the neighborhood watch and alerting our insurers, desperation crime doesn't stand a chance. It would be far easier to go dumpster diving. You just sign a waiver proving you understand that the food you find isn't guaranteed to be fresh and pig out to your hearts content. I'm guessing you've never been poor before. It's not that scary. I try to make sure that I'm never more than a days march from unpaved rural terrain. I know I can scratch a living from the earth if need be. bums today with their $10 phones and over the counter vitamins are richer than all the kings of the ancient world combined. Don't let them have their way with your heart strings.