@jeffcliff still dont get what you are on about.
you think paying a few people even just the minimum wage is cheap?
a small company can pay in between 100-500 eur in expenses for all services it uses, a bit more for renting an office.
a single full-time position is more than all those extra expenses combined.
for most people, even those with a stable job, the thought of hiring someone to do a task full-time is just out of question.
nowadays we are lucky if we can afford rent on our own.