Because not all labor is worth the amount of money that it takes to "live on".
Whether you like it or not, unskilled labor like emptying trash cans, cleaning toilets, and microwaving pre-made frozen foods at McDonald's is not worth a 30,000$/year salary.
[–] YodaDankfish ago
Well what are they supposed to do? Someone needs to fulfill these roles until we can automate the whole process.