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I disagree with "presumably they're doing something of value to earn those resources". All that we know is that they are acquiring the resources somehow. They could be doing so in various clearly-unethical ways, like theft, con artistry, or what have you.
Of course, the more likely scenario is that these people simply are good at convincing people to hand them things basically for free, or in any case in exchange for substantially less value than they're receiving. There are some people who have this talent.
As far as the lifestyles being arduous, well, I'll let the author of this Leftover Soup comic handle that one:
(emphasis mine)
In other words: their lifestyle is arduous? So what? That doesn't ethically entitle them to a damn thing.
Wholeheartedly agreed.
Actually, one gets paychecks for the perception of the provision of value.
The boss (whether business, government, or non-profit) may be wrong about who's providing what, even though there are some pressures on bosses to get things right.
Also, the organization may be going under even if some of the people in it are providing value.