Do you seriously mean 'good luck proving the salaries were "likely depressed" when during that period the salaries went up' when there were non-recruiting agree

Do you seriously mean 'good luck proving the salaries were "likely depressed" when during that period the salaries went up' when there were non-recruiting agreements between the top payers? How do you think salaries increase? It would be shockingly unlikely if salaries were not depressed, and that is what's actually obvious.