NOW WE KNOW WHY ENGINEERING WAGES ARE LOW

Now we know that there was a PROVABLE CONSPIRACY among Silicon Valley companies to NOT HIRE EACH OTHERS' ENGINEERS. The only thing the government anti-trust people can actually prove, is that there was an agreement not to 'cold call' each others' workers.

My guess is that the agreement went even further, to where the companies did not attempt to hire an engineer unless that engineer actually applied for a job at the other company. My guess is that this was a deliberate attempt to hold down engineering wages, and that it worked very well. (The low engineering wages were blamed on immigrants because immigrants make such good fall guys.)

I notice that engineers are also no longer getting stock options. This has been blamed on a new accounting rule, but I notice that this rule does not prevent CEOs and other upper management from getting HUGH stock options.

All this also explains why the 'next new thing' has been so derivative. People tend to keep their super creative ideas to themselves if all they get in return is "slam, bam, thank you, ma'am." (This old expression was used to indicate a successful seduction followed by an immediate desertion.)

The free market does not work if greedy, selfish, powerful people use their money and power to manipulate the markets. Over and over, we are being taught that regulation is necessary in order to keep things fair for the rest of us.

I think, if allowed, the Democrats can fix this mess. Certainly the CEOs are not afraid of Republican anti-trust regulators.

If the Democrats can, or won't, fix this mess, I have a few ideas of my own. But I would like to see the Democrats control both the house and the senate so they have the best chance to fix what has gone wrong with our country. My other idea will take a very long time. So send a small amount of money to the Democrats now, and let them try to quickly fix this mess.

BTW, the above saying is why a lot of women of my generation HATE being called "Ma'am". I have always thought everyone should be "Sir". It is really silly to have everyone remember, every moment, what sex someone is, rather than the job someone does.

I would MUCH rather be "Sir Pam" than "Lady Pam", or even worse, "Dame Pam".