3. Heinlein's complaints about the welfare state were more than a little hypocritical given crucial role of navy pension in his life.
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9. Being a freelance writer is an unstable job. Markets dry up, editors turn cold. Having a naval pension was a crucial safety net.
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10. Heinlein's peers -- Sturgeon, Hubbard, even Asimov -- had to take other jobs (or start religions) when pulps dried up.
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