i live in a nation where i'm required to make money or die, i can possibly avoid the dying part by seeking charity, but i'm still responsible for paying income taxes on the charity that i receive. they government can't exactly write it off because i managed to scrape out a living in this mess.

they do have to pay the union workers afterall. otherwise they'll go on strike and people won't be able to use the subways, or will get stuck with smelling garbage for weeks on end.