Airports, Cardboard Boxes & Mattresses

I am just curious about something.  This statement will date me but I remember when we bought a bed that included the frame, head board, foot board and the mattresses.  Not today.  The mattress is extra and must be bought separately.  I remember when cardboard boxes were free and in abundance.  Not today. Now we must buy cardboard boxes.  I remember when the men and women who handled our bags at the airport curbside were grateful to receive a tip.  Now, it is required of passengers to give these folks a fee (if one chooses to use this service).  What’s going on?  What’s next – a fee to use the web? Needless to say, but I think I am being ‘nickeled and dimed’ more frequently these days.