I added an edit to round down. Again, I used $250k as a loaded cost - benefits, stock options, IRA matching, etc. Someone on $125k year might still 'cost' an

I added an edit to round down. Again, I used $250k as a loaded cost - benefits, stock options, IRA matching, etc. Someone on $125k year might still 'cost' an extra $40k, and ... the $250k was possibly on the high side - round down to... $200k, and the argument is now... $2b/year instead of $3b. And yeah, many of these folks may have a harder time finding an equivalent paying engagement (perhaps you'll have to move? hard on people with families, etc).