"thoughts on what puts people into that programming underclass" An example is the developer that just quoted me on setting up a server. He is charging me essen

"thoughts on what puts people into that programming underclass" An example is the developer that just quoted me on setting up a server. He is charging me essentially his cost for the equipment and 3 hours at $50 per hour to set it up. I've seen this time and time again. Not able to price to what the market will bear. (He's in the midwest by the way and has a stunning resume and full time job working for a known company).