@Stahesh >the lowest paid people in the countrt are essential to its functioning

Sort of. Those were the people the government selected as being essential, while many jobs were artificially barred from being done to their full capacity. Just because you do not need a product or service every day does not mean it is not essential. I recall we had a chip shortage during that time, making cars way more expensive.

We do have many useless jobs due to bureaucratic requirements though.