Yes, but no. People standing up for themselves and refusing to work in crap conditions is only part of the hoax of low prices.

The other is government intervention. We have no idea how much things cost when governments tax and subsidize different things. Farm subsidies, oul subsidies, fighting wars for corporations, subsidizing roads, etc. all of this removes price signals that people would normally use to consider what works for them. And with them plastic, gas, and driving places will continue to feel cheap