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It's not like C++ programmers are poorly paid.

And hey, don't knock the Pharaohs!

First off, it's been known for some time that the Pyramids were built by paid workers:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2010/01...

(Literate too, since they left graffiti)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/pyramid_build...

The conditions that migrant workers endure building World Cup facilities in Qatar seem to be worse than those endured by Egyptian construction workers:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/14/qatar-admits-de...




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