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[paxys]

> Yes, nurses, doctors, etc may not get paid as much as a FAANG engineer a couple of years out of college, but they are still often needed.

Doesn't that mean nurses, doctors etc. should be paid more, rather than the reverse?

[nrmitchi → paxys]

I'm not saying that they shouldn't get paid more, and I'm also not saying that people in tech should get paid less.

But tying it to only salary doesn't create a balanced system.

There are occupations that are understaffed and have a need for foreign skilled workers that simply can not practically match what a FAANG engineer gets paid.

[908B64B197 → paxys]

The caps on the available residency spots might have something to do with this as well.

[thelean12 → paxys]

"should be paid more" doesn't mean anything in the US or any society based in capitalism. With capitalism it's mostly supply, demand, leverage, and a few others. Compensation isn't connected to moral obligation.

[JamesBarney → thelean12]

And specifically FAANG engineer's price is established in a free market where as nurses and doctors are protected by licensure which drives their price above the natural market rate.

Therefore their wages should probably be lower.