Every single person that works a 40 hour week should earn enough money to have a roof overhead, put food on the table and and have a little left over to enjoy life ...and that should be a minimum accepted standard

No. What the minimum acceptable standard is that a person works a 40 hour week creating enough value to pay for a roof, food, etc. A person digging a big hole without purpose and filling it in again all week “deserves” nothing.