Has the enlargement of entitlements created expanded dramatically the lazy lifestyle.?

As I look at the dramatic increase in overweight or under motivated people I wonder how they could have survived in the days when people were responsible for their own selves and their own family. Sadly many couples do not marry because the entitlements they receive separately would be cut if they married. So many people I talk to have a thought process that shows they never worked and have no intention of working. Of my busiest friends I can count on them to get things done promptly. Of my friends who have nothing to do and all day to do it, they fail me consistently.