Actually no. There are certain global agreements that the G-7 nations strong-arm the others into signing. These agreements ensure that nations respect each other's copyright and patent laws.
I think it is called the GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tarriffs). I don't know whether Malaysia has signed this agreement. I would presume they have, since Intel is manufacturing chips there.
I know that there are some countries, especially in the Middle East where there are no copyright laws, and "piracy" is legal.
No, most the good programmers I know don't work for money. Although they would expect a fair share of the rewards (whatever the rewards are).
I would strongly suggest "Pay them fairly". This means, reasonably good pay for everyone (even the bad programmers) and good bonuses when good work gets done.
Unfortunately in this market, stock options are becoming more of a problem.
This is the best way to ensure that your group will be left with only bad programmers. All good programmers will evenutally leave (yes, even in this market!) and you will only be left with people who can't find another job.
Also, this is terrible for their morale. The programmers will become reluctant to go the extra mile for the boss.
This is effectively the same as raising the income tax at higher brackets. The problem is that you are assuming that everyone earning above a certain level must be punished. Surely, there must be quite a few people in these categories who have done good work for the economy.
We need to be more precise in cutting the income. If you think about it, that is pretty much what the market has done, in the past few years.
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I think it is called the GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tarriffs). I don't know whether Malaysia has signed this agreement. I would presume they have, since Intel is manufacturing chips there.
I know that there are some countries, especially in the Middle East where there are no copyright laws, and "piracy" is legal.
No, most the good programmers I know don't work for money. Although they would expect a fair share of the rewards (whatever the rewards are). I would strongly suggest "Pay them fairly". This means, reasonably good pay for everyone (even the bad programmers) and good bonuses when good work gets done. Unfortunately in this market, stock options are becoming more of a problem.
This is the best way to ensure that your group will be left with only bad programmers. All good programmers will evenutally leave (yes, even in this market!) and you will only be left with people who can't find another job. Also, this is terrible for their morale. The programmers will become reluctant to go the extra mile for the boss.
This is effectively the same as raising the income tax at higher brackets. The problem is that you are assuming that everyone earning above a certain level must be punished. Surely, there must be quite a few people in these categories who have done good work for the economy. We need to be more precise in cutting the income. If you think about it, that is pretty much what the market has done, in the past few years.