I totally agree and have made similar points here on HN in past threads. It is nice that you can fairly easily make $85k or higher in some regions as an entry

I totally agree and have made similar points here on HN in past threads. It is nice that you can fairly easily make $85k or higher in some regions as an entry level developer, but it sucks that outside of a few exceptions that prove the rule you're unlikely to ever make more than about $150,000 (and I'm talking Bay Area, CA dollars here) without moving into a pure manager role or playing the lottery ticket of starting your own company. Granted, $150,000 is a lot of money relative to the average income globally, even when you factor in cost of living adjustments, but to have bankers(!) and politicians(!) saying it is too much is a fucking slap in the face.