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Did Gates Fib About H1-B Salaries?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the little-white-ones dept.

netbuzz writes "While in Washington last year lobbying for higher H1-B visa limits, Bill Gates told David Broder of the Washington Post that Microsoft starts such workers at about $100,000. An analysis by one offshoring critic suggests that's not true. If his analysis is correct, it would undermine part of the case for lifting H1-B ceilings.

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  1. Re:Well duh by locokamil · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Look on the bright side, man. You probably got more ass in those 18 months than a MS programmer would get in his entire $100K-per-year career.

  2. Re:Well duh by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    "I suggest that the random distribution of talent means that a small number of americans and a larger number of indians (because they have a larger population pool) will have the desired talent..."

    Well, assuming even distribution....possibly. However, I'd dare say living conditions/environment would play a large part in that number of higher intellects even being able to present itself to be used. Since the Indians (dot) are still big believers in the caste system...a great deal of the population is excluded from allowing exceptionally bright offspring from making it anywhere in society...simply due to what family it was born into. No amount of 'hard work' really will get them out of that...so, those are lost from the pool. I'd guess that would be the majority of the populace over there? Seems to be a lot of poverty that I see....and I'm guessing they are also in the lower castes.

    I also understand that they are still big fans of using ultra-sound to ferret out female babies, and abort them in favor of sons....I'm sure this would skew the numbers away from the intellect 'pool' too. The poverty and poor living conditions in many areas (I can only perceive what I see on tv and read...so, I may be in error some here)..I'd say that would be a strike against the pool. Not to mention...the expense of finding those bright ones and bringing them to the US for MS to employ...

    I don't know considering all the above...I think it might indeed be advantageous for MS to try to look more within the US, and train those that might not be up to speed here....as a GP expressed.

    Just because there is a larger pool to pick from (potentially)....doesn't mean as much since much of that pool just cannot be realized.

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    Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........