I see. Many of the countries you listed are actually &#x27;workfare&#x27; systems, as this article proposes, and not true &#x27;welfare&#x27; systems.<p>Canada - much of the &#x27;welfare&#x27; is paid by the province, not the federal government. The social assistance program is aimed at <i>temporary</i> financial need, and requires people to seek employment:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Social_programs_in_Canada" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Social_programs_in_Canada</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mcss.gov.on.ca&#x2F;en&#x2F;mcss&#x2F;programs&#x2F;social&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mcss.gov.on.ca&#x2F;en&#x2F;mcss&#x2F;programs&#x2F;social&#x2F;</a><p>UK: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rt.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk-welfare-jobless-benefits-535&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rt.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk-welfare-jobless-benefits-535&#x2F;</a><p>Japan - Japanese society actually attempts to shame people into going back into the workforce: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.japantimes.co.jp&#x2F;news&#x2F;2011&#x2F;09&#x2F;25&#x2F;national&#x2F;media-national&#x2F;welfare-system-not-faring-well&#x2F;#.Vst5zvkrL0M" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.japantimes.co.jp&#x2F;news&#x2F;2011&#x2F;09&#x2F;25&#x2F;national&#x2F;media-n...</a><p>I don&#x27;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 &#x27;free ride&#x27; while doing little&#x2F;no work, and certainly no place that&#x27;s nice to live in (I&#x27;m assuming that since you think workfare is a bad idea, you consider &#x27;good&#x27; to be the absence of a work requirement).