"Capitalism is producing a large number of poor people competing for a shrinking pool of low-paying jobs" Some questions: Is this situation new in history? I

"Capitalism is producing a large number of poor people competing for a shrinking pool of low-paying jobs" Some questions: Is this situation new in history? Is this a transitory state? Is this related to corruption? How can find a new job those that wered cancellet out because automatization? Do we really control our future? Are our goverments trying really to find solution to those problems, that is allocating the necessary resources to dealt with those problems? Some people could think that making it difficult for people to live in a country increase productivity in the sense that people are disponed to work more for less pay, macroeconomically this can make sense but what about those that can stand up? Do we really vote with our heart or are we at the end of the day voting to continue living in a such competitive system that no one knowns were it is heading? Here in Spain, I sometimes consider that people don't value really how well we are with low tuition rates and free health care. Without being able to value what's really important is very difficult to design any kind of sensible approach to solve the really important problems we face. Perhaps any of those questions can be answered?, I don't know.