The Busboy caused the firing. George and Kramer visit the busboy's ramshackle apartment to apologize, only to accidentally leave the door open, letting his cat out. A few days later, the busboy comes to see George, and tells him that there was a gas line explosion at the restaurant, killing five employees, including the busboy hired to replace him. Moreover, his search for his cat was both successful and led him to stumble upon a better paying job. He thanks George for inadvertently saving his life and getting him a better job. Elaine faces having her boyfriend Ed stay with her for
He who does not work, neither shall he eat fault for their condition. The elderly, in particular, had worked during their youth, and so could not be denied life's basic necessities. The Soviet state would then, at least theoretically, provide a basic level of social security. The principle was enunciated in the Russian Constitution of 1918. Leon Trotsky wrote that: "The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced with a new one: who does not obey shall not eat." The context of this statement was a criticism of the Stalinist regime that Trotsky opposed, not a prescription for society. He who does not work,