While, generally, that is a good solution, I think this is not true in this instance. Realistically speaking, SW people are paid very well relative to the avera

While, generally, that is a good solution, I think this is not true in this instance. Realistically speaking, SW people are paid very well relative to the average population. And you can't really just mint them on demand. Time to bring up to a SW dev is long. Since the pay is so high, I think most people who had the ability and interest are in SW already. So the supply is pretty much fixed. What would increasing pay do? Just heat up the market. They probably won't get more manpower in the market, but just poach from eachoter. Great for devs, bad for companies(stock holders? CEO? I don't know, modern companies are so nebulous and diffuse, I don't even know who is to gain from them) bottom line. I posit that the "hot" market is the marker of inflation. The money running around leads to more competition for talents and competitive fields is where, I assume, inflation should show up most easily. I know I might sound anti-worker, I swear I am not, I just attempt to get as close to the truth as my small mind allows me.