> but the companies I have worked for simply see a line item on their budget they can shrink after a product has been built These Western companies are almost

> but the companies I have worked for simply see a line item on their budget they can shrink after a product has been built These Western companies are almost always led by Western people. Surely, they could use their supreme knowledge and avoid this situation, by taking the decision to not hire underpaid/unskilled developers?