Ted Lasso is really funny and genuinely heartwarming. I would recommend just about anyone watch it.

Tax money that they, by and large, don't pay anyway

That's a bingo

The paradox of the working class: no one wants to work, yet productivity soars with each successive generation.

Oh no, how "terrible"

Bold of you to assume they wouldn't find some way to fuck that up too

If you've got it to spend, $12k is not bad for peace of mind.