Do you not see a difference in the structure of society from that time 'till now?

Society has changed out of all recognition.
Most importantly, in the life expectancy of the population, diagnosis and treatment of disease and medical problems, the obsolescence of labour.
There used to be a huge pool of workers, all contributing to the tax revenue of the country....today only those on PAYE contribute the tax for which they are liable.....usually they are the lowest paid.

Capitalism evolves until it ruptures at the seams.
Dont look now, but our hernia is showing.

BTW these changes in society did not come about by accident, but to serve the system.