Tahini and dd, you are the voices of reason here. Unless someone is 24/7 masmid material, which the vast majority are not, why should a capable non-worker be supported? That’s not how Hashem is m’shadich z’vugos.
Where is the m’siras nefesh for learning? One can learn at least 2 hours before work, during the ride to/from work, and several hours after work? There is more learning yomam v’laila being done this way by working learners than most of those that are supported. Take away the coffee, cigarette, and cell phone breaks from the supported learners and that more than evens the learning time playing field.
But, there is a catch; you have to wake up when it’s still dark outside and there is no batalah permitted. And the end result is that you grow in learning, and you feel good about yourself and you make everyone proud.