that's one reason why the opiate epidemic exists, and the fact that fascism always comes home.
of course workers were always disposable, but that trend seems to have accelerated. Do people these days even have jobs that last more than 3 years? It used to be that the bourgeoisie needed to care about the wellbeing of their slaves for their own profits sake.
the great thing about the wage slave is that the capitalist doesn't need to care about it's wellbeing. every concession they've ever made was on the threat of violence & the spectre of communism, not 'profits sake'. we're weak and they're taking away our gains, which they've wanted to do since we got em.
capitalism works best when we're all living in 1840s london tenements working 12 hours a day to put not enough food on the table