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I'd really just like to see some sort of minimum pay that is relatively high so that is these are roles that are something the company feels strong enough to shell out the money.

$120k? Something like that?

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you have to be clear about whether this is the payment to a contracting firm or the payment to the contractor or if it is the “salary” that a typical employee from a company takes home. lots of numbers are thrown around without any clarifications for the intent of misleading people. also it must be emphasized that people outside the us typically rely on their home country’s universal healthcare so they will always will be able to undercut any us worker.

$120k qualifies for low income benefits in San Francisco, so yeah that's not going to matter.

Maybe it should be a bidding process ;)

Want the spot, spots are starting at 120k...

The spots should be bid on, and the revenue should be used for STEM education scholarships of US citizens in the field the job was awarded in. The market is indicating that there’s a demand for the skill, so let’s increase supply with “cheaper” US citizens who aren’t going to be costing their employers for the spots.

Oh I like that.

I’d like to see a Presidential candidate run on that platform.

Low income for a family of four IIRC, not for a single person.

Yeah, all you need to do is look up rent and taxes for that to be obvious. After taxes an online calculator is telling me you take home $82k. A single bedroom can be had for roughly $2k with roommates, $3k (comfortably) for a studio or one bed. Oh poor you with a disposable income of... over $40k/year

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