Comparing a paying job with a girlfriend doesn't work. People can live perfectly well without a girlfriend, but it's hard to eat and pay rent if you don't have a stable income. This gives a lot of leverage to employers because employees can't just quit their job.
You can survive without stable income - humans and many other animal species have been doing it for hundreds of millions of years. Yes, it's hard, but so what? Why would that be a reason to create a safety net(by taking from productive people and giving it to parasites)?
'People can live perfectly well without a girlfriend' This is false. Some people who are asexual can do it. But, most will be frustrated, maybe even depressed. Are you familiar with Elliot Rodgers? A mass shooter who over a year ago killed/injured a bunch of people(students) in California. Why? He tells us - because women didn't want him. If you read some comments online, a lot of guys are sympathetic to his feelings, even though they wouldn't go as far as he did.
Also, because straight men have a strong sexual desire + desire for reproduction, women can be like employers. What if you quit relationship with your girlfriend/wife? Will you able to find another one? It would be like you're a low-skilled employee. Women have a lot of leverage.
Oh, you mean removing yourself from society and illegally living in the wilderness?
How do you pay for your hunting and camping licenses?
>But, most will be frustrated, maybe even depressed
This is obviously very different from being dead due to lack of food, water or shelter.
- Yes, living in wilderness illegally or even taking resources from others. You don't pay for anything - you do what you gotta do, take what you want and try not to get caught.
"This is obviously very different from being dead due to lack of food, water or shelter."
Being frustrated or depressed is worse than being dead. When you're dead, you don't feel anything, so good/bad don't even make sense.