Some are less productive than others. You may be able to outproduce the taking but others may not. Eventually, they descend into poverty, at which point their productive capacity drops even lower. Once your family line is in that state, it is rather difficult to get out. At that point, either you let your children die of hunger homeless or you accept stolen money.

Some may rely on the taking to stay above water themselves. You may complain about being stolen from, but you need to check how you make your money. Half of US economy depends on government budget. If you are in the wrong half, you have no right to complain because your source of income is the taking. If you are in healthcare, construction, defense, etc then you are on the receiving end of the taking. It is very difficult to make it elsewhere.

Although, I am sure there are a lot of people that are parasites by choice. I would not excuse their behavior.

I agree. One must look at less obvious places.
Next door is Paraguay where legal residency is nearly painless. If you can learn Spanish
and some local history a passport can also be earned. They even allow firearm possession
(with an available permit.) That passport would also allow easy visa-free travel to all of
South America. Buenos Aires Argentina is also nearby from Paraguay.
Residency is also pretty easy in Ecuador and Peru (with relatively low financial requirements)
on the Pacific coast where the climate is somewhat less extreme.
iirc, they also don't tax foreign earnings or pensions.

You should make a trip down for a few months if you are serious about relocating.
I understand that US citizens are also welcome in Tbilisi Georgia (one year visa no questions)
if you're looking for a place with European flavor and English widely spoken.

The proverbial two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.