It's not "for existing". Taken collectively, their work underpins the conditions for the lives of those better off. Remove "the poor" from the equation, and it

It's not "for existing". Taken collectively, their work underpins the conditions for the lives of those better off. Remove "the poor" from the equation, and it's likely your quality of life would collapse. The market as operating doesn't recognise that in their remuneration because negatives are easy to externalise, and then roll down hill.