Fair point, but also a different point. I also suspect it is a tiny number of people out of the "41 million". Even with a low-friction delivery of government s

Fair point, but also a different point. I also suspect it is a tiny number of people out of the "41 million". Even with a low-friction delivery of government services some people will opt-out on principle. I have several acquaintances that live in poverty if you only count cash income but they are living on their own terms and certainly wouldn't describe themselves as "living in poverty".