He did plan ahead, he worked his whole life and paid taxes so that he would get retirement money back when he was old. If you don't like taxes, then don't work. Nobody is forcing you to work right?
And yeah those darn kids are just massive leeches who we are forced by law to subsidize, it would be much better if we sent them back to the mines so they could earn their keep on their own! The owners of those mines are such good people and will pay them a really good wage for that work.