> Being a deadbeat is defined as not paying. It's not about caregiving Merriam-Webster disagrees [0][1][2]. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dea

> Being a deadbeat is defined as not paying. It's not about caregiving Merriam-Webster disagrees [0][1][2]. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadbeat https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadbeat [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loafer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loafer [2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idler https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idler Re. your other points, I don't entirely disagree with them, but they are at best tangential to the article we are discussing.