I see. Many of the countries you listed are actually 'workfare' systems, as this article proposes, and not true 'welfare' systems. Canada - much of the 'welfar

I see. Many of the countries you listed are actually 'workfare' systems, as this article proposes, and not true 'welfare' systems. Canada - much of the 'welfare' is paid by the province, not the federal government. The social assistance program is aimed at temporary financial need, and requires people to seek employment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_programs_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_programs_in_Canada http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ UK: https://www.rt.com/news/uk-welfare-jobless-benefits-535/ https://www.rt.com/news/uk-welfare-jobless-benefits-535/ Japan - Japanese society actually attempts to shame people into going back into the workforce: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/25/national/media-national/welfare-system-not-faring-well/#.Vst5zvkrL0M http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/25/national/media-n... I don't have time to go down the rest of the list, but my point is that there are few, if any places where somebody can get a 'free ride' while doing little/no work, and certainly no place that's nice to live in (I'm assuming that since you think workfare is a bad idea, you consider 'good' to be the absence of a work requirement).