> Or the local going rate for qualified personel were higher than you were willing to pay Whenever someone says "But then the locals making $400k would make $5

> Or the local going rate for qualified personel were higher than you were willing to pay Whenever someone says "But then the locals making $400k would make $500k" I have to ask: where are all these qualified locals for whom $400k isn't enough money already? Shouldn't all the laid-off people be champing at the bit for these jobs? At some price point you genuinely do run out of local talent. At that point it's just a question of whether the work goes abroad or foreign workers come in.