As long as there is a significant portion of society willing to work 6+ hours a day, the remainder of society will have to live up to comparable conditions. The

As long as there is a significant portion of society willing to work 6+ hours a day, the remainder of society will have to live up to comparable conditions. The reason is because in a capitalist economic system, the gatekeepers of wealth will push up the prices of rent, loans, and other heavy-to-enter spheres, making the 6+ hours of work a requirement for basic sustainable living. When I say sustainable here, I am including the ever-increasing educational, technological, and other requirements for obtaining worthwhile employment. Sure, you could live in a hut without electricity or running water, but nobody is going to hire you; and this required level of "decency" grows with time. Put another way, there is an ever-increasing "tax" being placed on society from those who exploit the masses. Increased production efficiency allows the bourgeoisie to increase this societal tax ever more.