"You're lucky to have a job at all, any job..."

Since we live in a society where securing a livelihood is a crap shoot, we often hear the comment "You're lucky to have a job at all, any job..." This is a sad commentary.

Even wild animals have food, shelter, and the companionship of other animals of their species. Yet in our supposedly evolved human society, it's considered to be some sort of privilege to have shelter, food, and the basic necessities of life.

I wonder why we, as a culture, haven't come up with a better system of matching people who are willing to work with tasks that need to be accomplished. Surely there are enough tasks that need to be done. Perhaps if we focused more on human needs  (including self-actualization, artistic expression, love, spirituality, and other human experiences) and had less striving for profit and less greed, this could happen.