No, the way to read that is: a home costs about 11,000 hours of labor at that time. So assume 400k house, that would mean $36/hr min wage. Now that will be much less in rural areas, but the wages have not kept up with inflation (or productivity). Demand higher wages.
I mean SpaceX is only about 5 years and $5 billion behind in their timeline and budget to go to the moon. So, Starship doesn't seem to be a serious vehicle.
It's not punishment, it's pure cruelty