No, but the slackers depend on the economy.
From Kipling, a year after the end of The Great War:
In the Carboniferous Epoch, we were promised abundance for all
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul
But though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said If you don't work, you die.
Doesnt matter what slackers depend on...they are non factors.