> Why would they double this person’s pay? This person no longer has a job and needs one! Because he's contracting now. Contractors typically don't take jobs f

> Why would they double this person’s pay? This person no longer has a job and needs one! Because he's contracting now. Contractors typically don't take jobs for salary level pay, let alone _less_ that salary level pay. The main reason we charge more is to cover costs for insurance, and all the other things a company would normally pay for — but it's also because we don't _need_ the job, _they_ need the job filled.