When I was young, 50 years ago, you knew you worked any given day by how you smelled. Work was 90% manual, pay was $3.00 per hour and most of which was without air conditioning. You felt good at the end of the day, maybe a couple hours after, but you slept like a baby.
Today a job like that, pay of $10.00 per hour, is considered for somebody else to do or they want $30.00 an hour.
The then and now comparison hasn’t changed, except at $3.00/hr. you paid taxes and today at $10.00 you don’t.
The problem today is people are not forced to work, the Government gives them a choice.