I agree that it makes business sense to shift risk to the potential employee. My observation is that this biases the employment pool toward those who have extr

I agree that it makes business sense to shift risk to the potential employee. My observation is that this biases the employment pool toward those who have extra money and time to work for no income. Those who have to work two jobs, or spend their free time taking care of chronically ill family, or are otherwise prevented from being able to work for free, have less of a chance, even if they are otherwise well-qualified. I have no suggestions for what to change, only my original comment that "passion" seems altogether too often a code phrase for something other than "loves to program."