I'm not sure what to tell you. That words can have different meanings given the context? And this version of fair is using a specific one that you're unwilling

I'm not sure what to tell you. That words can have different meanings given the context? And this version of fair is using a specific one that you're unwilling to accept. It seems you wish the author used "market rate" and not "fair". But you're annoyed at the wrong thing because that usage is completely valid. That society has allowed "fair" to mean what the market is willing to pay regardless of its equality to fellow man. Because if that's the case - nothing is fair.