exactly....they could do SOMETHING
Why?!
You're way better at math than me..... find someone you know on SSI/SSD and figure out what they're getting per year in real money. By real money I mean cash, insurance (with no deductible), meds, food stamps, child help, etc... You'll quickly figure out they are doing pretty well without wasting days working.
Then when you really want to get pissed off consider that they are basically drawing what someone would be getting from an annuity upwards of a $600K. Even more if they have high medicine costs like diabetes, high blood pressure, or any other self inflicted disability.