A common right-wing talking point is that poor people today live better than kings of olden times. The poor have electricity, indoor plumbing, smart phones, cars etc. How do you respond to this dismissal of the significance of poverty today?

The corollary to this right-wing talking point is that workers today complaining about their jobs are just spoiled and ungrateful and their complaints should be dismissed. What are some good responses to the criticism that work today is a cake walk compared to previous times and that workers today have nothing to complain about?