... if they're selfish.
As a minority I can say this: most people are selfish.
It takes a very rare type of personality to acknowledge that the guy or gal who comes by and picks up and removes the trash is just as valueable to society as a King.
Well, from an economics standpoint the value of one's labor is determined by 1) How complex the task is.Rhink intelligence and domain specific knowledge, like say programming or medicine.
2) How low the desire to do the task is.Yeah, some people don't want to stear at the insides of a human or lines of code all day.
3)How much damage can be done if it is fucked up.Umm, botches operation or buggy car/plane software sending the relevant vehicle to hell.
4)How physically demanding it can be.Somebody who does more intense labor will probably get more than the cacheir at a fast food joint.
Garbage truck drivers usually take home a better salary than McDonalds employees, but it is still not the highest qualified job.
Of course that doesn't mean they should be looked down upon, if somebody can make ends meet legally then that job is not something a person should be shamed about doing.
TBH I have thought about trying out for a position in the forestry in my home village and ditching IT behind on a few occasions.Or just going there and raising chickens and planting potatoes.
However, people differ in intellectual capacity, motivation, aptitude and a lot of other areas.
I am in it for the money, and I frankly want to keep as much of it as possible, so I prefer having a minimalist "gubrmint" with as little redistribution as possible.